The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other American diplomats were killed, and the U.S. embassy in Cairo was attacked over an anti-Muslim movie.
Israel\’s foreign ministry called in the Egyptian ambassador on Friday to stress the importance of the two countries\’ historic peace accord, an Israeli official said, after Egypt\’s prime minister said the treaty was not \”sacred\”.
The appointment of Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (46), the first female Ambassador from Bahrain and the first Jewish Ambassador of an Arab country in Washington, was praised by U.S. diplomats when it was revealed recently in one of the Wikileaks cables.
Israel\’s ambassador to the United Nations told JTA that \”life might be easier\” if the world body didn\’t exist.
Michael Oren outlines what may be his toughest assignment: Making the case to a skeptical public for a leader who\’s hard to pin down.
South Africa\’s ambassador to Israel is to return \”within two to three weeks,\” an official said.
Washington should not limit communication with Damascus over an alleged arms transfer to Hezbollah, a senior U.S. diplomat said.\n
Israel’s new government has selected Michael Oren as its ambassador to Washington.\n\nPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Oren Sunday night to inform him that he had been selected, according to a statement released Monday from the Prime Minister\’s Office.
\”I\’m treated with particular respect by the Arab delegates, because I am a woman,\” the 67-year-old ambassador said. \”Or maybe it\’s my gray hair.\”
Criticized by some in Israel because she is a political outsider, Gabriela Shalev, Israel\’s incoming U.N. ambassador, wins the praise of past and current colleagues who say she is an exceptional legal mind with an unflappable exterior
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