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Oren Anolik (אורן אנוליק; born October 29, 1970 is an Israeli diplomat who currently serves as Israel's Ambassador to Cyprus. He has held a variety of positions in the Israeli Foreign Service, including Head of Bureau for Policy Planning; Head of Bureau for Training and Personnel Development; And Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Biography
Anolik was born in Raanana, Israel in 1970. He studied at the School of Practical Engineers (Handesayim) in Ramat Aviv. He served in the IDF (1989-1992) as a telecommunications officer at the National School of Telecommunications, Electronics and Computers.

He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and political science from Tel Aviv University (1995) and a master's degree in political science from the University of Haifa (2015), which he completed as part of his studies at the National Defense College.

In 1995 he was accepted to the Foreign Ministry's Cadet Course. In 1997 he was appointed Deputy Ambassador to Asmara, Eritrea, and in 1999 was appointed Deputy Ambassador to Prague, Czech Republic.

Upon his return to Israel, he was appointed Policy Adviser to the Senior Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2002 and Policy Adviser to the Director General of the Ministry in 2003.

In this capacity, he was involved in secret contacts with UAE and Bahrain and served as the main liaison at the Jerusalem headquarters for the staff of the Israeli confidential office established in Dubai.

In 2006 he went on to serve in Washington DC, USA as a Political Counselor at the Embassy. He was responsible for issues related to US foreign policy, and for assisting and supporting cooperation between Israel and the US on UN issues and international organizations.

During 2010-2014 he was the Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction at the Strategic Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He dealt mainly with the political aspects of thwarting the Iranian military nuclear program. He was a member of the team that won the MFA Director-General Award in 2012 for this work.

After graduating from the National Defense College (2014-2015), he served for a year as a Minister-Counselor in the Strategic Affairs Division.

In 2016, he was appointed Head of the Training and Personnel Development Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2019, he was appointed Head of the Policy Planning Bureau.

On June 20, 2021, the government approved as Israel's ambassador to Cyprus. He presented his credentials to the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, on August 27, 2021

Personal Life
Anolik is married and a father of three. His wife's grandfather, Yerachmiel Ram Yaron served as Israel's first diplomatic representative in Cyprus (Consul General, 1950-1952).