Daniel Carmon () is an Israeli diplomat who served as the ambassador of Israel to India and non-resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan, from 2014 to 2018.

Biography

Carmon was born in

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in 1951 and attended high schools in

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and

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. From 1970 to 1973, he served as a

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in the

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, where he attained the rank of

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. In 1973, he began his studies at the

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, where he graduated with BA in

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Diplomatic career

After his graduation from Hebrew University in 1973, he joined the

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. From 1978 to 1982, he served as an

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at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C., United States, during which he served as a member of the Israeli delegation to the 1978 Camp David peace talks between Israel and

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. From 1983 to 1985, he worked at a high-tech company as its commercial director, before returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Carmon served as the Consul and Administrative Officer, and as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Israel in

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. On 17 March 1992, the embassy was attacked by a suicide bomber, killing 29 civilians and injuring 242 more. Among the dead was Carmon's wife Eliora, while Carmon himself was injured in the attack. In 1995, he returned to Israel where he was assigned to the Situation Emergency Room in the Foreign Ministry, where he served as its head. After serving in numerous positions within the ministry, he was appointed as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative at Israel's Mission to the

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in 2005. From 2011 to 2014, he served as Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and as head of

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, which is Israel's agency for international development cooperation, and later as the Senior Deputy Director-General within the Foreign Affairs Ministry. In July 2014, Carmon was appointed as Ambassador of Israel to India and Non-Resident Ambassador to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

and

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. On July 31, he presented his credentials to

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. Carmon served this position till 2018 and was succeeded by Ron Malka.

Personal life

Carmon has six children with his wife Eliora, who was killed in the

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. He is fluent in Hebrew, English, Spanish and French. In 2013, he was recipient of the highest award of Excellence of Israel's Public Service.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carmon, Daniel 1951 births Living people 21st-century Israeli Jews Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Ambassadors of Israel to India Ambassadors of Israel to Sri Lanka Ambassadors of Israel to Bhutan Israeli expatriates in Turkey Israeli expatriates in France Diplomats from Tel Aviv Survivors of terrorist attacks