Anat Sultan-Dadon
Anat Sultan-Dadon (Hebrew: ענת סולטן-דדון) is an Israeli diplomat and disability advocate who currently serves as the Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States [1] She previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Israel in Canberra, Australia. In July 2019, Anat Sultan-Dadon was confirmed by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States.
Early Years
Anat Sultan-Dadon was born in the Hague, the Netherlands, as the youngest daughter of retired Israeli Ambassador David Sultan and Adina Sultan. In addition to the Netherlands, during her childhood, Anat and her sister, Michal, lived in Egypt, Kenya, Italy, and Israel.
Education and Military Service
Sultan-Dadon’s elementary education was in Israeli international and American schools, where she became fluent in English. After graduating from Rene Cassin High School in Jerusalem, Sultan-Dadon completed her mandatory military service with the Israeli Defense Force in the Military Intelligence Directorate in 1994.
Sultan-Dadon earned a B.A. in Psychology and Education from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1999 and an M.A. in Criminology with high honors from the same institution.
While studying at Hebrew University, Sultan-Dadon worked with disabled veterans seeking rehabilitation.
Diplomatic career
Consul General Sultan-Dadon joined the Israeli diplomatic corps in 2004, after her father’s retirement. Her father served the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs for over 40 years in various postings, including the head of the Middle East and Peace Process Department (1989–1992), consul general in Milan and as ambassador to Egypt (1992–1996), Canada (1996–2000), and Turkey (2001–2003).
Consul General Sultan-Dadon has extensive experience working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has held various posts and positions in Israel and abroad. Her first posting was from 2005-2008 as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Israel in Yaoundé, Cameroon. She also served as Head of the Public Affairs Department at the Embassy of Israel in Berlin, Germany (2005-2008), Political Counselor at the Embassy of Israel in the Hague, the Netherlands (2012-2015) and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Israel in Canberra, Australia (2015-2018). Sultan-Dadon has also held positions in the Euroasia Division and the Asia-Pacific Division.
Sultan-Dadon was the 2016 recipient of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Outstanding Employee of the Year Award.
While serving in Australia, Sultan-Dadon organized the 2017 historic visit from current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The visit marked the first time a sitting Israeli Prime Minister visited Australia.
In her current posting to the Southeastern United States, Sultan-Dadon is instrumental in establishing bilateral relations between Israel and the states served by the Consulate of Israel to the Southeast: Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia. Sultan-Dadon has also been a leading voice in addressing anti-semitism and racism. As a connection to the strategic partnerships of her leadership, Sultan-Dadon has especially focused on relations between the state of Israel, the Jewish community and the African-American community.
Personal
An avid reader, Sultan-Dadon is a proud advocate for women's empowerment and disability rights. Much of her leisure study has been dedicated to the Holocaust.
Anat Sultan-Dadon married Yaron Dadon in 1998. They have three daughters Lia, Shay and Niv and currently live in Atlanta. Niv, the youngest of her three daughters, has Kleefstra Syndrome