David Govrin

David Govrin (born 1963) is an Israeli diplomat and Israel's permanent Ambassador to Morocco.[1][2][3]

David Govrin

Career

Govrin has served as an Israeli diplomat since 1989. He served as the First Secretary at the Israeli Embassy in Egypt (1994–1997) and as a Political Counselor in the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN. In addition, he has served in a variety of positions in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including that of Head of the Jordanian Department and Head of department in the Ministry's Planning Bureau. He speaks fluent Arabic, and served as Israel's ambassador to Egypt from 2016 to 2020.[4]

In January 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs nominated Govrin as Israel's permanent ambassador to Morocco after the two countries agreed to normalize ties in a US-brokered agreement in December 2020.[5][6][7][8]

Education

Govrin holds a PhD from the School of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a research fellow at the Truman Institute.

Selected works
  • The Journey to The Arab Spring: The Ideological Roots of the Middle East Upheaval in Arab Liberal Thought[9]

References
  1. "David Govrin nominated as Israel's permanent ambassador to Morocco". European Jewish Congress. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. "David Govrin appointed Israel's permanent ambassador to Morocco". HESPRESS English - Morocco’s leading digital media. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. i24NEWS. "David Govrin To I24NEWS: 'Honored' To Serve As Israel's Envoy In Morocco". I24news. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  4. "Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ambassador David Govrin". Archived from the original on 2020-06-09.
  5. Hatim, Yahia. "Israel's Envoy to Morocco David Govrin Enjoys Stroll in Sunny Rabat". www.moroccoworldnews.com/. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  6. "David Govrin devient officiellement ambassadeur d'Israël au Maroc". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  7. "David Govrin, nouvel ambassadeur d'Israël au Maroc". L'Economiste (in French). 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  8. Machloukh, Anass. "David Govrin nommé officiellement ambassadeur d'Israël au Maroc". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  9. David., Govrin (2016). The Journey to the Arab Spring - The Ideological Roots of the Middle East Upheaval in Arab Liberal Thought. ISBN 978-965-493-855-6. OCLC 946887426.
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