Meron Reuben (; born 1961,

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) is an Israeli diplomat. In November 2020, Reuben was appointed Consul General to

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Biography

Meron Reuben was born in South Africa. He moved to

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with his mother before making

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to Israel in 1974. He is a graduate of the

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where he studied diplomacy and international relations. He has two daughters from an earlier marriage that he raises with his partner David.

Diplomatic career

Reuben served as

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(2010-2011), Ambassador to Paraguay,

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and

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. From 2015 until 2020, he was Chief of State Protocol. He replaced Zeev Boker as Consul. He worked behind the scenes at the meetings that led to the

Abraham Accords The Abraham Accords are bilateral agreements on Arab–Israeli normalization signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain on September 15, 2020. Mediated by the United States, the announcement of August ...

References

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