Naor Gilon (

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: נאור גילאון) was Israel's ambassador to India and non resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan. He was ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands (2019-2021),

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and

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(Feb 2012 – Aug 2016).

Biography

Naor Gilon was born in Israel. His father was from

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, and was a

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. Gilon received his BA in political science at

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and his Master's degree

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in international relations at

Corvinus University of Budapest Corvinus University of Budapest () is a private university, private research university in Budapest, Hungary. The university currently has an enrolment of approximately 9,600 students, with a primary focus on business administration, economics, ...

. He is married with four children.

Diplomatic career

Gilon joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989 and served as the deputy chief of missions at the Embassy of Israel in Hungary (1990–1995), deputy foreign policy advisor to the prime minister (1995–1997), counselor for political affairs at the permanent mission to the United Nations (1997–2000), and as director of the Division for Strategic and Military Affairs in the Center for Policy Research in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2000–2002). As a minister-counselor for political affairs at the Embassy of Israel in

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, he was the subject of

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investigations into the

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, which involved the leaking of classified information by an employee at the

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. According to Israeli journalist

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, Gilon's return to the U.S. in late 2005 was an indication that "no serious allegations concerning Israel's involvement in the

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(AIPAC) affair still exist." In 2009, he served as the chief of staff to

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and as the deputy director general for Western Europe division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2011 In 2021, it was announced that he would be the new ambassador of Israel to India. On October 27, he presented his credentials to

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilon, Naor 1964 births Living people Israeli Jews Tel Aviv University alumni Corvinus University of Budapest alumni Ambassadors of Israel to Italy Ambassadors of Israel to the Netherlands Ambassadors of Israel to India Ambassadors of Israel to Sri Lanka Ambassadors of Israel to Bhutan Israeli people of German-Jewish descent