Michal Gur-Aryeh
I am arriving at a special time, when relations between our countries are warming up, and our common goal as an Embassy will be to take these relations to the next level.
I come from the Economic Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and plan to devote considerable efforts to advancing our economic relations. For example, Costa Rica is one of the world's leading exporters of agricultural produce and Israeli technologies can make that produce more efficient, ecological and profitable. We will also work towards launching negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement and working on the establishment of a Costa Rican trade & innovation office in Jerusalem.
Another important issue that we will continue to work on is the adoption by Costa Rica of the full IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, making an important contribution to this global effort.
I would like to thank CR for its firm support of Israel’s right to self-defense in the face of the brutal massacre perpetrated by the Hamas terrorist organization and for its call for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages held in captivity by Hamas
The Israeli ambassador to Costa Rica as of July 2023.
Ms. Michal Gur-Aryeh was the Director of the Department for Economic Affairs with Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ms. Gur-Aryeh joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1999, and has previously served as Spokesperson in New Delhi, Vice-Consul General in Istanbul, Deputy Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg in Brussels, and Counsellor for Political Affairs in Rome. Back at headquarters, Ms. Gur-Aryeh worked in the Legal Adviser's Division and the Media and Public Affairs Division.
Ms. Gur-Aryeh has a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Cambridge University (U.K.), and a Master's Degree (magna cum lauda) in Conflict Research, Management and Resolution from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel). She is a qualified Advocate and Mediator.
Ms. Gur-Aryeh is married and has three daughters.