PERSON: Michael Herzog
Employer
Government of Israel
Position
Ambassador to the United States
Biography
Michael (Mike) Herzog (Hebrew: מיכאל (מייק) הרצוג, born July 15, 1952) is an Israeli diplomat and retired military officer who has been the Israeli ambassador to the United States since November 2021.
Michael (Mike) Herzog is the son of Chaim Herzog, the sixth President of Israel. Herzog’s mother is Aura Herzog. His paternal grandfather was Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, the chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. His uncle, Yaakov Herzog, served as Israel’s ambassador to Canada. His younger brother, Isaac Herzog, is the eleventh President of Israel.
Herzog is married to Shirin Herzog (née Halperin), an attorney, with whom he has two children.
Herzog served as a general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was the military secretary for both Shaul Mofaz and Ehud Barak when they served as defense ministers.
Before his appointment as ambassador, he was Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations. In 2021, he was appointed by Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett, replacing Gilad Erdan, who continues to serve as ambassador to the UN. A researcher in the field of Israeli-Middle East relations, he has been a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank and participated in the 2013-2014 peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Michael (Mike) Herzog is the son of Chaim Herzog, the sixth President of Israel. Herzog’s mother is Aura Herzog. His paternal grandfather was Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, the chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. His uncle, Yaakov Herzog, served as Israel’s ambassador to Canada. His younger brother, Isaac Herzog, is the eleventh President of Israel.
Herzog is married to Shirin Herzog (née Halperin), an attorney, with whom he has two children.
Herzog served as a general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was the military secretary for both Shaul Mofaz and Ehud Barak when they served as defense ministers.
Before his appointment as ambassador, he was Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations. In 2021, he was appointed by Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett, replacing Gilad Erdan, who continues to serve as ambassador to the UN. A researcher in the field of Israeli-Middle East relations, he has been a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank and participated in the 2013-2014 peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
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