Minister Gilad Erdan will serve as next Isael’s ambassador both to the United Nations and Ambassador to the United States.
Erdan, who is Minister of Strategi Affaires and Public Security, acceded to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal. “I am proud and moved by the privilege of struggling for the justice of our cause in the international arena and defending Israel in the face of the expected challenges in the coming years,” he deeclared.
Netanyahu thanked Erdan and said the he looks forward to continued cooperation between them on important missions for the State of Israel in the years ahead.
Minister Erdan will continue serving as a government minister until his appointment as ambassador is approved by the government.
Today there are two Israeli ambassadors, one to the United Nations, Danny Dannon, and one to the United States, Ron Dermer.