| Date and Place of Birth: | September 29, 1938 (Afula, Israel) |
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| IDF Military Service: | 1956-1958 |
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| Personal Status: | Married, three children |
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| Languages: | English, Hungarian, French |
| 1952-1956 |
Hebrew Gymnasium of Jerusalem |
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| 1958-1961 |
The Hebrew University - History and Political Science (B.A.) |
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| 1962-1964 |
London School of Economics - Soviet Studies (M.A) |
| 1960-1962 |
Reporter for Maariv Daily Newspaper |
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| 1962-1964 |
Temporary employee at the Israel Embassy in London - Assistant for African Affairs |
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| 1965 |
MFA Cadet Course - UN Department |
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| 1965-1967 |
Second Secretary, Embassy of Israel, Budapest |
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| 1967-1974 |
Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
1969 - Director, Minister's office
1971 - Political Advisor to the Minister, Secretary for Political affairs to the Minister |
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| 1974-1981 |
Counsellor and later Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Israel, Washington D.C. |
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| 1981 |
Director, North America Department, MFA |
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| Aug 1986 |
Appointed Consul-General of Israel, Los Angeles |
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| Nov 1988 |
Deputy Director General MFA - North America and Disarmament |
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| Dec 1988 |
Received personal title of Ambassador |
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| 1991 |
Deputy Head of Israel Delegation to the negotiations with the Palestinians |
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| 1992-1996 |
Senior Deputy Director General and Deputy Director General for North America and Disarmament |
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| Oct 1996 - Oct 2000 |
Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Author of book:
The Road to Peace Crosses Madrid (Tel-Aviv: Yediot Ahronot, 1997).
Articles:
The Essence of Peace is Normalization - March 3, 1998
Regional Strategic Challenges in the Middle East - February 11, 1998
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