Amira Oron

Amira Oron (born 1967) (Hebrew: אמירה אורון) is an Israeli diplomat and ambassador to Egypt since June 2020. She is the country's first female ambassador to Egypt.[1]

Biography

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Oron graduated from the Mae Boyar High School in 1984.[2]

Diplomatic career

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At the time of her nomination as an ambassador to Egypt on October 29, 2018, Oron was the Foreign Ministry’s head of the Middle East Economic Relations Department.[3] She is the second woman to serve as an Israeli ambassador in an Arab state. Einat Shlain was the first when she was Israel's top diplomatic representative in Jordan. Oron served as Ambassador to Turkey from 2014 to 2016, though after the Mavi Marmara flotilla raid, “Turkey lowered the status of Israel’s ambassador to that of an embassy official.” Oron was the first woman to head an embassy in Turkey.[4][5] (Her title in Ankara has been given as Ambassador, head of the embassy and chargés d'affaires).

A year after her nomination, she was still in Israel.[6] Oron was promoted for the post as an alternative to the candidate proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ayoub Kara. Kara was considered a political appointment,[6] and there were concerns about his “past several embarrassing diplomatic incidents.”[7]

On June 7, 2020, the Israeli Cabinet approved Orion’s appointment as ambassador to Egypt.[8][9] She replaced David Govrin in the position.[10]

On September 23, 2020, Oron presented her credentials to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, at a ceremony held at the Heliopolis Palace.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Keinon, Herb (October 30, 2018). "In first, Israel names woman as ambassador to Egypt". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Amira Oron, Boyar '84, Is Israel's First Female Ambassador to Egypt". 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  3. ^ "Israel appoints its first female ambassador to Egypt". The Times of Israel. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ Eichner, Itamar (October 30, 2018). "Amira Oron appointed Israel's ambassador to Egypt". Unethical News. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ^ Khalil, Zain (June 7, 2020). "Israel appoints Amira Oron ambassador to Egypt Oron will be the first female envoy to Egypt since signing of 1979 peace treaty". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b Svetlova, Ksenia (October 9, 2019). "Israel's ambassador to Egypt still sitting at home". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ Landau, Noa (June 6, 2019). "Israeli Diplomats Call to Stop Netanyahu's Political Appointment of Cairo Envoy". Haaretz. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. ^ Harkov, Lahav (June 7, 2020). "Amira Oron named ambassador to Egypt after yearlong hold-up". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  9. ^ Bachner, Michael. "Amira Oron confirmed as new ambassador to Egypt". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  10. ^ "Amira Oron – Israel Appoints Woman as Ambassador to Egypt – Islamic Voice". 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  11. ^ "לצלילי "התקווה": שגרירת ישראל הגישה את כתב האמנה לנשיא מצרים". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 23 September 2020.
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