Cabinet approves five foreign service appointments 6 Sep 2015
Israeli Missions Around The World MFA Press Room 2015 Cabinet approves five foreign service appointments 6 Sep 2015

Cabinet approves five foreign service appointments

  • 9/6/2015
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    PM Netanyahu: "The appointment of ambassadors is important for Israel's foreign policy. The highest mission of any ambassador is the ability to influence public opinion. This is what distinguishes good ambassadors from mediocre ambassadors."
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    Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Netanyahu at the Foreign Ministry Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Netanyahu at the Foreign Ministry Copyright: GPO/Amos Ben Gershom
     
     
    (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
     
    The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting today (Sunday, 6 September 2015), approved the following Foreign Service appointments:
     
    * PM's Foreign Media Adviser Mark Regev as Ambassador to the UK;
    * Dani Dayan as Ambassador to Brazil;
    * Tzvi Aviner-Vapni as Ambassador to Slovakia;
    * Michael Brodsky as Ambassador to Kazakhstan and non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan;
    * Eliahu Ben-Tura as non-Resident Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Gabon and the Republic of Madagascar.
     
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "The appointment of ambassadors is important for Israel's foreign policy. The highest mission of any ambassador is the ability to influence public opinion. This is what distinguishes good ambassadors from mediocre ambassadors."