User:Gad Ranon/Ambassador Gad Ranon

Gad Ranon is a retired Israeli diplomat, and member of Israel's Senior Foreign Service for 32 years; His last post was Ambassador of Israel to Portugal(1985-1988);Other postings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were: Director of International Organizations Division (1982-1985); Fellow at the Institute of Politics, KSG, Harvard University (1981-1982); Director of North America Division (1977-1981; Staff member of the Prime Minister`s Office (1974-1977); Counselor at the Embassy of Israel, Washington DC (1971-1974); Director of the Foreign Press Bureau (1969-1971); Senior Consul of Press & Political Affairs, (in 13 States of the Midwest), at the Consulate General of Israel, Chicago,IL; First Secretary and DCM, Embassy of Israel, Manila, Philippines; Principal Assistant Director, Division of International Cooperation. Mr. Ranon was member of Israeli delegations to many international conferences, such as: The UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia; The Asian Conference on Industrialization; The Israeli negotiating team for the establishment of the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) in Sinai; Conferences of UN Specialized Agencies; The Inter-Parliamentary Union; EU Conferences, etc. Ambassador Ranon is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Economics and International Relations. Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar for American Studies. Fellow of the Institute of Politics, KSG, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. November 1988: Promoted to the rank of Career Ambassador. April 1989: Early retirement from the Foreign Service.