Gideon Meir
Gideon Meir (Hebrew: גדעון מאיר) is an Israeli diplomat.
Born in Jerusalem, he served in the Israel Defense Forces 1965–1967. He worked as Consul and Administration Officer for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. and was a member of the negotiating team that drafted Israel's peace treaty with Egypt. As Director of the Training Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his responsibilities included training of diplomats.[1]
Until November 2006, Meir served as Deputy Director-General for media and public affairs in the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Previously he was Minister Plenipotentiary (DCM-Deputy Chief of Mission) at the Israeli embassy in London. In 2006–2011, he was Israeli ambassador to Italy.[2] In July 2011, he was appointed head of the Foreign Ministry's public affairs directorate.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "On the Move with Gideon Meir". Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. Jan–Feb 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Gideon Meir named ambassador to Italy The Jerusalem Post
- ↑ Foreign Ministry has internal reshuffle Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- "Gideon Meir quotes". thinkexist.com.
- Israel calls up media 'reserves', The Jerusalem Post, July 17, 2006
- "Statement by Foreign Ministry Deputy DG Gideon Meir". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13 July 2006. Statement at the start of the 2006 Lebanon War.