Michael Herzog (ambassador)
Michael Herzog מיכאל הרצוג | |
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Israeli Ambassador to the United States | |
Prime Minister | Naftali Bennett |
Preceded by | Gilad Erdan |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Herzog July 15, 1952 Israel |
Citizenship | Israeli |
Spouse(s) | Shirin Herzog |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of Haifa College of National Security |
Michael Herzog (Hebrew: מיכאל (מייק) הרצוג, born July 15, 1952) is an Israeli diplomat and retired military officer who was appointed the Israeli ambassador to the United States in November 2021.[1]
Biography[]
Michael (Mike) Herzog is the son of Chaim Herzog, the sixth President of Israel. He served as a general in the Israel Defense Forces. Before his appointment as ambassador, he was Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations.
Herzog's mother is Aura Herzog. His paternal grandfather was Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, the chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. His uncle, Yaakov Herzog, served as Israel's ambassador to Canada. His younger brother, Isaac Herzog, is the eleventh President of Israel.
Herzog is married to Shirin Herzog (née Halperin), an attorney, with whom he has two children.
Diplomatic career[]
Herzog was appointed by Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett, replacing Gilad Erdan, who continues to serve as ambassador to the UN.[2] A researcher in the field of Israeli-Middle East relations, he has been a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank and participated in the 2013-2014 peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
References[]
- ^ Magid, Jacob (November 16, 2021). "New Israeli ambassador to US Mike Herzog pledges to keep Israel a nonpartisan issue". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021.
- ^ Harkov, Lahav (August 7, 2021). "Michael 'Mike' Herzog, president's brother, is new US ambassador pick". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021.
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Israeli people of the Yom Kippur War
- Herzog family
- People of the Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)
- Israeli people of Egyptian-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Irish-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent