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Aliza Bin-Noun () is an Israeli diplomat. She serves as the Israeli Ambassador to France and
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Biography

Aliza Bin-Noun grew up near
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, in
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. Her Hungarian paternal grandparents were deported to the
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during World War II. Her father is a Holocaust survivor. Bin-Noun graduated from the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...
, where she studied French. She served in the
Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...
. Bin-Noun is married to Claus, with whom she has two daughters.


Diplomatic career

Bin-Noun is a career diplomat. From 2001 to 2006, she was Advisor in the Arms Control Division, followed by Advisor in Political Affairs, and Director of Department of Coordination Bureau. She served as Israel's ambassador in
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, Hungary from 2007 to 2011. In 2012, she was appointed as the Head of the Political Bureau in the
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (; ) is one of the most important Cabinet of Israel, ministries in the Government of Israel, Israeli government. The ministry's role is to implement Israel's foreign policy, and promote economic, cultural ...
. Since August 2015, Bin-Noun has served as the Israeli Ambassador to France. She is the first female Israeli ambassador to France. Since December 2015, Bin-Noun has also served as the Israeli Ambassador to Monaco.


See also

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Women of Israel Women in Israel comprise of the state's population . While Israel lacks an official constitution, the Israeli Declaration of Independence of 1948 states that “The State of Israel (…) will ensure complete equality of social and political r ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bin-Noun, Aliza Living people Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Ambassadors of Israel to France Ambassadors of Israel to Monaco Ambassadors of Israel to Hungary Israeli women ambassadors Israeli people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Year of birth missing (living people)