List of ambassadors of Israel to the United States

The office of the Israeli Ambassador to the United States of America is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the State of Israel to the United States of America. It is generally regarded as the most prestigious position in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the close diplomatic and military relationship between the two countries.

Ambassador of Israel to the United States שגריר ישראל בארצות הברית
Coat of Arms of Israel
Incumbent Ron Dermer since September 30, 2013
Nominator	Prime Minister of Israel
Inaugural holder	Eliahu Eilat
Formation	1948
Website	Embassy

The ambassador and the embassy staff at large work at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Three ambassadors have been American citizens, Arens was naturalized and Oren and Dermer were born in the United States.

List of Ambassadors

1. Eliahu Eilat, 1948–1950
2. Abba Eban, 1950–1959
3. Avraham Harman, 1959–1968
4. Yitzhak Rabin, 1968–1973
5. Simcha Dinitz, 1973–1979
6. Ephraim Evron, 1979–1982
7. Moshe Arens, 1982–1983
8. Meir Rosenne, 1983–1987
9. Moshe Arad, 1987–1990
10. Zalman Shoval, 1990–1993
11. Itamar Rabinovich, 1993–1996
12. Eliahu Ben-Elissar, 1996–1998
13. Zalman Shoval, 1998–1999
14. David Ivry, 1999–2002
15. Daniel Ayalon, 2002–2006
16. Sallai Meridor, 2006–2009
17. Michael Oren, 2009–2013
18. Ron Dermer, 2013–present
19. Gilad Erdan, will take office on 21 January 2021[1]

See also

• Israel–United States relations
• List of Israeli ambassadors
• United States Ambassador to Israel
• List of Consul Generals of Israel to the United States of America

References

• "Former Ambassadors to the U.S." Archived from the original on March 16, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2005.
• "Israeli Ambassadors to the United States (1948-Present)". Jewish Virtual Library.

1. Cabinet approves Gilad Erdan as ambassador to the UN and the US The Times of Israel, 5 July 2020