Draft:Yacov Livne
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Yacov Livne | |
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| Israel Ambassador to Poland | |
| Assumed office February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Ben-Zvi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Website | https://embassies.gov.il/warsaw-en/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-ambassador.aspx |
Yacov Livne (born March 27, 1967) is a diplomat in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs who serves as Ambassador of Israel to Poland.[1][2] He has previously been the director of the Eurasia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for relations with Russia, Ukraine and other countries, and served in the Embassies of Israel in Moscow and Berlin.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Livne was born in Moscow in the Soviet Union in 1967. In 1974, he immigrated to Israel with his family. Studied in Haifa in a mathematical-scientific major high school. He served in the Israel Defense Forces as a soldier in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade and as a commander and chief instructor. In 1992, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics at the Technion in Haifa. In the same year he was accepted to the cadet course of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Livne holds a master's degree in international relations from the Hebrew University and a doctorate from Ariel University. He wrote his thesis on the impact of immigrants on core issues in foreign policy. His doctoral thesis dealt with Israel's relations with the Soviet Union in the first and formative decade since the establishment of the State of Israel.
Career[edit]
In 1994, he took up his first diplomatic post as spokesman for the Embassy of Israel in Moscow, which he held until 1997. This was the period of the re-establishment of relations with Russia, including the first historic visits to Moscow by the Prime Ministers of Israel - Yitzhak Rabin in 1994 and Benjamin Netanyahu in 1997.
Upon his return to Israel, he headed the Central Asian and Caucasus countries section in the Eastern Europe division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 1999, Livne began his diplomatic career. His first appointment was a political advisor position at the Embassy of Israel, Berlin. Four years later, in 2003, he started his mandate of the deputy of the international department and head of the United States desk at the Center for Political Research.
In 2009, Livne began serving as the director of the Eurasia department, back at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was responsible for relations with Russia and other countries in the post-Soviet space.[4] During his term, free trade agreements were promoted: the first agreement was signed with Ukraine and entered into force in January 2021. Additionally, the agreements to bring in foreign workers from Ukraine and Moldova in the fields of construction and nursing were also signed during his mandate.
In the years 2019-2020, he served as the Chargé d’affaires of the Israeli Embassy in Moscow.[5][6][7]
In September 2020 Livne was appointed Israel's ambassador to Poland. Livne arrived in Poland in February 2022, after the end of the diplomatic crisis and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]
In the first two years of his term, he was involved in strengthening bilateral cooperation in the area of agriculture[10] and restoration of the educational program of the Israeli youth delegations coming to Poland [11][12]
Since 2004, Livne has served on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' trade union.[13]
In 2014, Livne was one of the founders of the Israel Diplomacy Association. He is also active in the Israeli Union of Diplomats
Personal life[edit]
Livne knows Hebrew, English, Russian and German languages.
Livne is married and has two children.
References[edit]
- ^ "Yacov Livne approved as new Israeli ambassador to Poland". 23 June 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Independence Day: U.S. and Israeli ambassadors extend best wishes to Poland". 11 November 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Israel's Ambassador to Poland". 24 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Never mind Israel's pleas on Iran, Russia unlikely to change course". The Times of Israel. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov's meeting with Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Israel to Russia Yacov Livne". 12 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Israeli diplomat Yacov Livne becomes charge d'affaires in Russia". 12 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Moscow embassy may go months without envoy, as PM keeps post in back pocket". The Times of Israel. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Israel moves to end rift with Poland amid Ukraine fighting, sends envoy to Warsaw". The Times of Israel. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Berman, Lazar (2022-07-12). "Israeli ambassador reinstated in Poland a year after bitter diplomatic spat". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Polish-Israeli talks at the MARD". 16 February 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Polish foreign ministry summons Israeli ambassador over criticism". 14 October 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Israel and Poland agree on the resumption of youth delegations". 16 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Blasting obdurate Finance Ministry, diplomats launch fight for better conditions". The Times of Israel. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2024.