On the picture Israel’s Ambassador to The Netherlands and the OPCW, Aviv Shir-On. Picture by Rotapool, Remko de Waal.
State of Israel to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the OPCW: HE Ambassador Aviv Aharon Shir-On was accredited on Wednesday, 5 October 2016, after presenting his letters of credence to HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at Noordeinde Palace.
His previous ambassadorship was to Austria between 2009 and 2013.
http://embassies.gov.il/hague-en/Pages/default.aspx
State of Israel to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): HE Ambassador Aharon Leshno-Yaar became Israel’s very first accredited head of mission to NATO after presenting his credentials on Friday, 16 September 2016 to Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
Israel is not a member of the 28 nations encompassing NATO yet it has enjoyed military cooperation with the military alliance in a number of fields, and is currently a partner of the Mediterranean Dialogue; a NATO outreach programme with seven friendly nations bordering on the waterway.
NATO currently has about 40 partner states, including Australia, India, Japan, Pakistan and Russia. Its partnerships include ones with European non-NATO countries, the Mediterranean basin and Persian Gulf states, which are due to be accredited for the first time as well (https://diplomatmagazine.eu/2016/05/07/israel-gets-office-at-nato/).
Ambassador Leshno-Yaar will likewise be accredited to the EU.
Prior to arriving to Brussels, Ambassador Leshno-Yaar served as the Deputy Director General, Head of UN and International Organisations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His previous ambassadorship was as Permanent of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva from 2008 until 2012.
For additional information:
http://embassies.gov.il/eu/Pages/default.aspx
http://embassies.gov.il/eu/Relations/Pages/Israel-NATO.aspx
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