Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 06:10 IST
Reuven Azar’s appointment is without doubt one of the 21 new Heads of Missions cleared by the Israeli authorities to assume service quickly.
Israeli authorities approves Reuven Azar as new Ambassador to India, additionally serving as non-resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan
The Israeli authorities has accepted the appointment of Reuven Azar as the brand new Ambassador to India, the Israeli Foreign Ministry mentioned on Sunday. Azar may even be serving as the non-resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
He is presently serving as the Ambassador of Israel to Romania, PTI reported citing official sources. However, it isn’t but identified when he’ll take cost in New Delhi. His appointment is without doubt one of the 21 new Heads of Missions cleared by the Israeli authorities to assume service quickly. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, congratulating the brand new appointees, mentioned they’ll “represent Israel and its citizens, strengthen its economy and strengthen international support for the State of Israel”.
Head of Israel-US-China activity drive
Azar has earlier served as Head of the Israel-US-China inner activity drive on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, instantly after a time period of three years as Deputy National Security Advisor for Foreign Policy on the National Security Council and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel. From 2014 to 2018, Azar was Deputy Ambassador on the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC.
He additionally served as the Head of Middle East Research within the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2014 and as Deputy Head of Mission on the Embassy of Israel in Amman from 2010 to 2012. Since the completion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cadet coaching programme in 1994, Azar principally held Middle East-related positions such as Head of the Iran Sanctions Team and Director of Middle East Economic Research.
He has additionally coated completely different facets of cooperation and negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, as properly as analysis on Palestinian points throughout his nearly three a long time of service. Azar served 4 years in Cairo as Head of the Economic and Trade Department on the Embassy of Israel. In an earlier stint in Washington from 2003 to 2006, he served as Counsellor for Political Affairs.
Azar was born in Argentina and made Aliyah (immigration) along with his household to Israel on the age of 13. He served in a paratroopers battalion of the Israeli Defence Forces from 1985 to 1988 and was a reservist fight Sergeant up to 2008. He has a graduate and post-graduate diploma from the Hebrew University in International Relations.
(With company inputs)
