Zvi Magen was a colonel in Aman

Aman

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 research division, Deputy head of Nativ, Israeli ambassador to Ukraine

Ukraine

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 in 1993, ambassador to Russia

Russia

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 in 1998, and Head of Nativ from 1999 to 2005. Magen wished to retire from his post during the Sharon

Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon is an Israeli statesman and retired general, who served as Israel’s 11th Prime Minister. He has been in a permanent vegetative state since suffering a stroke on 4 January 2006....

 government, but was convinced to stay until a replacement was found. This search was delayed because of Sharon's coma and Ehud Olmert's

Ehud Olmert

Ehud Olmert is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009, as a Cabinet Minister from 1988 to 1992 and from 2003 to 2006, and as Mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003....

 ascension, but was finally completed in November 2006 when ambassador to Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 Naomi Ben-Ami

Naomi Ben-Ami

Naomi Ben-Ami is an Israeli government official and the head of the liaison bureau Lishkat Hakesher, also known as Nativ. Ben-Ami is the first woman to head the organization.-Biography:...

was chosen.