Ruth Yaron (; born May 29, 1957,

Constantine, Algeria Constantine (), also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria. During Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honour of Emperor Constantine the Great. Located somewh ...

) is a Senior diplomat in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Biography

Yaron emigrated to Israel with her family from Constantine, Algeria when she was four years old. They lived in Be'er Sheba where she attended the local schools. After serving in the military, she completed her B.A. in Political Science and International Relations at the

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. It is the second-ol ...

. When she graduated, she completed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' cadet course, and since then she has served as part of the Israeli diplomatic corp. Since then she earned a M.A. in Political Science and National Security from

Haifa University The University of Haifa (, ) is a public research university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963 as a branch of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation as an indepen ...

, studied at the National Defense College and as of 2019, is studying for a Ph.D. in Political Science. She lives with her husband and two children in

Modi'in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut ( ''Mōdīʿīn-Makkabbīm-Rēʿūt'') is a city located in central Israel, about southeast of Tel Aviv and west of Jerusalem, and is connected to those two cities via Route 443 (Israel), Highway 443. In the population ...

Career

From 1995 to 1997, Yaron was the head of the Jordanian department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her duties included handling Jordan-Israel relations. Specifically, she was charged with implementing the Peace Accord of which she participated in negotiations and signed a series of agreements with Jordan. In 2002, she was named spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with the rank of brigadier general. As such, she was the first woman to be a member of the General Staff forum.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yaron, Ruth People from Constantine, Algeria People from Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Diplomats from Beersheba Algerian emigrants to Israel Israeli people of Algerian-Jewish descent Israeli women diplomats University of Haifa alumni Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni 1957 births Living people Israel Defense Forces spokespersons Female generals of Israel