Aryeh Mekel
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Ambassador Arye Mekel is an Israel
i diplomat and journalist who served as the Consul General of Israel
in New York
(until August 2007).
The child of Holocaust survivors and a former director General of The Israel Broadcasting Authority and radio correspondent and editor, Ambassador Mekel served as Foreign Policy Advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir
and as Director General of the Israel Broadcasting Authority
. Among other prominent positions, Amb. Mekel served as Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States,based in Atlanta, Director of the Government's Media Center during the peak of the latest wave of terrorism in Israel (2000–2002), and Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
. In December 2007, Mekel was appointed Spokesman of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, replacing Mark Regev
.He served as Deputy Director General for Cultural and Scientific Affairs,at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem(2008–2010). As of September 2010 he serves as the Ambassador of Israel to Greece
Mekel holds degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University in NY.He served as an adjunct professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati(Ohio).
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i diplomat and journalist who served as the Consul General of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(until August 2007).
The child of Holocaust survivors and a former director General of The Israel Broadcasting Authority and radio correspondent and editor, Ambassador Mekel served as Foreign Policy Advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir
' is a former Israeli politician, the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, in 1983–84 and 1986–92.-Biography:Icchak Jeziernicky was born in Ruzhany , Russian Empire . He studied at a Hebrew High School in Białystok, Poland. As a youth he joined Betar, the Revisionist Zionist youth movement...
and as Director General of the Israel Broadcasting Authority
Israel Broadcasting Authority
Israel Broadcasting Authority is Israel's state broadcasting network.It grew out of the radio station Kol Yisrael, which made its first broadcast as an independent station on . The name of the organisation operating Kol Yisrael was changed to Israel Broadcasting Service in 1951...
. Among other prominent positions, Amb. Mekel served as Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States,based in Atlanta, Director of the Government's Media Center during the peak of the latest wave of terrorism in Israel (2000–2002), and Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. In December 2007, Mekel was appointed Spokesman of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, replacing Mark Regev
Mark Regev
Mark Regev , formerly Mark Freiberg, is an Australian-born Israeli diplomat and media spokesman. He is currently the spokesman for the Prime Minister of Israel and an advisor on foreign press and public affairs, a position he has held since his appointment by the former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert...
.He served as Deputy Director General for Cultural and Scientific Affairs,at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem(2008–2010). As of September 2010 he serves as the Ambassador of Israel to Greece
Mekel holds degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University in NY.He served as an adjunct professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati(Ohio).