Defense and Armed Forces Attache

Major General Hidai Zilberman

  •   Israel Defense and Armed Forces Attaché  to the U.S.
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    Designated Israel Defense and Armed Forces Attaché to the U.S. Major General (**) Hidai Zilberman


    Previous Positions

    Designated Israel Defense & Armed Forces Attaché to the U.S., July 2021

     

    July 2021 - Israel Defense and Armed Forces Attaché  to the U.S.

    2019–June 2021 IDF Spokesperson

    2016- 2019 Head, Planning division, Planning Directorate (J5/J8)

    2015-2016 Student. Royal College of Defence Studies, Britain ,United Kingdom

    2013-2015 Chief Operations Officer (J3), Northern Command

    2011-2013 Commander, 215th Artillery Brigade

    2009-2011 Commander, 454th  Artillery Brigade (reserves)

    2007-2009 Commander, Unmanned Aircraft Unit, Artillery Corps

    2005-2007  Head of the Artillery Corps Branch, Department of Weaponry Development  Ground Forces

    2003-2005 Commander, 402nd Artillery Battalion

    Education

    - B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Ben Gurion University

    - M.S. in Political Science, Haifa University
    - Graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies in London

    Personal Life

    - Married to Shani and a father of three

    - Resides in Rockville, MD
     
  • Contact Information

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    ​Tel: 202-364-5403
     
    Email: def-sec1@mod.gov.il