Gideon Meir

Gideon Meir (Hebrew: גדעון מאיר‎‎) is an Israeli diplomat.

Born in Jerusalem, he served in the Israel Defense Forces 1965–1967. He worked as Consul and Administration Officer for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. and was a member of the negotiating team that drafted Israel's peace treaty with Egypt. As Director of the Training Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his responsibilities included training of diplomats.^[1]

Until November 2006, Meir served as Deputy Director-General for media and public affairs in the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Previously he was Minister Plenipotentiary (DCM-Deputy Chief of Mission) at the Israeli embassy in London. In 2006–2011, he was Israeli ambassador to Italy.^[2] In July 2011, he was appointed head of the Foreign Ministry's public affairs directorate.^[3]

See also

• United Kingdom-Israel relations
• Israel-Italy relations
• Foreign relations of Israel

References

1. "On the Move with Gideon Meir". Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. Jan–Feb 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
2. Gideon Meir named ambassador to Italy The Jerusalem Post
3. Foreign Ministry has internal reshuffle Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• "Gideon Meir quotes". thinkexist.com.
• Israel calls up media 'reserves', The Jerusalem Post, July 17, 2006
• "Statement by Foreign Ministry Deputy DG Gideon Meir". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13 July 2006. Statement at the start of the 2006 Lebanon War.