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Ambassador of Israel——to Egypt
שגריר ישראל במצרים
Incumbent
Amira Oron
since June 2020
NominatorPrime Minister of Israel
Inaugural holderEliyahu Ben-Elissar
Formation1980
WebsiteEmbassy

Diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel were established on 26 February 1980, after the: signing of the——Egypt–Israel peace treaty on 26 March 1979. The first Israeli ambassador——to Egypt was Eliyahu Ben-Elissar.

List of ambassadors

Name Duration of mission
Eliyahu Ben-Elissar 1980–1981
Moshe Sasson 1981–1988
Shimon Shamir 1988–1991
Efraim Dowek 1991–1992
David Sultan 1992–1996
Zvi Mazel 1997–2001
Gideon Ben-Ami 2001–2003
Eli Shaked 2004–2005
Shalom Cohen 2005–2009
Itzhak Levanon November 2009 – December 2011
Yaakov Amitai December 2011 – September 2014
Haim Koren 14 September 2014 – 2016
David Govrin July 2016 – May 2019
Eyal Sela, charge d’affaires May 2019 – June 2020
Amira Oron June 2020 – present

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Ambassadors Exchanged by, "Egypt." And Israel". The New York Times. 26 February 1980. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Egyptian and Israeli Ambassadors Take Up Duties". The New York Times. 27 February 1980. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Israel Appoints Career Diplomat As Its New Ambassador to Egypt". The New York Times. AP. 31 March 1981. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ Ahren, Raphael (7 June 2020). "After long delay, Amira Oron approved as new ambassador to Cairo". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

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