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.
References
1965 births
Kibbutzniks
Tel Aviv University alumni
Living people
Israeli women ambassadors
Ambassadors of Israel to Argentina
Ambassadors of Israel to Uruguay
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