Michael Herzog (ambassador)

Michael Herzog
מיכאל הרצוג
Michael Herzog; מיכאל הרצוג
Israeli Ambassador to the United States
Prime Minister	Naftali Bennett
Preceded by	Gilad Erdan
Personal details
Born	Michael Herzog; July 15, 1952; Israel
Citizenship	Israeli
Spouse(s)	Shirin Herzog
Children	2
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem; University of Haifa; College of National Security

Michael Herzog (Hebrew: מיכאל (מייק) הרצוג, born July 15, 1952) is an Israeli diplomat and retired military officer who was appointed the Israeli ambassador to the United States in November 2021.[1]

Biography

Michael (Mike) Herzog is the son of Chaim Herzog, the sixth President of Israel. Herzog's mother is Aura Herzog. His paternal grandfather was Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, the chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. His uncle, Yaakov Herzog, served as Israel's ambassador to Canada. His younger brother, Isaac Herzog, is the eleventh President of Israel.

Herzog is married to Shirin Herzog (née Halperin), an attorney, with whom he has two children.

Military career

Herzog served as a general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was the military secretary for both Shaul Mofaz and Ehud Barak when they served as defense ministers.[2]

Diplomatic career

Before his appointment as ambassador, he was Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations. In 2021, he was appointed by Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett, replacing Gilad Erdan, who continues to serve as ambassador to the UN.[3] A researcher in the field of Israeli-Middle East relations, he has been a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank and participated in the 2013-2014 peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

References

Magid, Jacob (November 16, 2021). "New Israeli ambassador to US Mike Herzog pledges to keep Israel a nonpartisan issue". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021.
Israel Okays Appointment of Michael Herzog as Ambassador to U.S.
Harkov, Lahav (August 7, 2021). "Michael 'Mike' Herzog, president's brother, is new US ambassador pick". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021.

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[1] Magid, Jacob (November 16, 2021). "New Israeli ambassador to US Mike Herzog pledges to keep Israel a nonpartisan issue". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021.

[2] Israel Okays Appointment of Michael Herzog as Ambassador to U.S.

[3] Harkov, Lahav (August 7, 2021). "Michael 'Mike' Herzog, president's brother, is new US ambassador pick". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021.