Galit Ronen (; born January 2, 1965) is an Israeli diplomat who was Israel's ambassador to

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

from 2018 to 2019, and currently serves as ambassador to

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

Biography

Ronen was born on January 2, 1965, in Ramat HaShofet, a

kibbutz A kibbutz ( / , ; : kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania Alef, Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economi ...

in northern Israel. She attained a bachelor of science degree in biology from

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

in 1990, and a master's degree in microbiology from the same university in 1992. On 1 August 2018 she was confirmed as the State of Israel's ambassador to the

Oriental Republic of Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

. On 9 September 2019, she presented her credentials before the President of Argentina, confirming her post as the new Israeli ambassador to that nation.

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