List of ambassadors of Israel to Egypt

Ambassador of Israel to Egypt
שגריר ישראל במצרים
Coat of Arms of Israel
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.[1][2]

List of ambassadors

Name Duration of mission
Eliyahu Ben-Elissar 1980–1981
Moshe Sasson 1981–1988[3]
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[4]
Eyal Sela, charge d’affaires[4] May 2019 – June 2020
Amira Oron[4] 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. ^ a b c Ahren, Raphael (7 June 2020). "After long delay, Amira Oron approved as new ambassador to Cairo". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 June 2020.