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The ambassador

H.E. Eitan Levon was appointed Ambassador of the State of Israel to Slovak Republic in November 2021.

H.E. Eitan Levon
AMB official photo

Education

2008— Master of Arts in Political Science, Specialization in National Security Studies,

Faculty of Social Science, School of Political Science, University of Haifa, Israel

1992— Central European Studies
Faculty of Arts, Department of Central European Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

1988— Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and General History, Dual Degree 

Faculty of Social Science, School of Political Science and History, University of Haifa, Israel

 

Certificates and Awards

2017—Honorary Citizen and Good Will Ambassador Award, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Mayor of the City of Houston, Texas, U.S.A

1990—Cadet Course, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

1988—Teaching Certificate, University of Haifa, Haifa Israel

1984—Travel Agent Specialist Certificate, Travel Agencies School, Haifa, Israel

 

Employment History

2017-2021 - Ambassador, Arms Control Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

2015-2017 - Ambassador, Consul-General of Israel to the Southwest United States, Houston, Texas

2012-2015 - Minister, Representative of Israel to the Conference on Disarmament at the Permanent Mission of Israel, Geneva, Switzerland

2009-2012 - Director, International Affairs Department 2, MFA, Jerusalem

2008-2009 - Coordinator of “Durban 2” conference, MFA, Jerusalem

2007-2008 - Graduate, National Defense College, Israel Defense Forces

2002-2007 - Minister Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM), Embassy of Israel in Vienna, Austria

1999-2002 - Counselor, Head of “Visegrad” Countries Sector (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland), MFA, Jerusalem

1996-1999 - First Secretary, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) to Slovakia and Croatia, Embassy of Israel in Vienna, Austria

1993-1996 – First secretary, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Spokesperson, Embassy of Israel in Prague, Czech Republic

1992-1993 - Second Secretary, Department of Central Europe, MFA, Jerusalem

1990-1992 - Second Secretary, Student for Central European Studies at Charles University,  Embassy of Israel in Prague, Czech Republic

1989-1990 – Cadet Course, Training Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

1984-1989 - Manager, Travel Agencies, Haifa and Tel-Aviv, Israel

 

Languages
 

  • Hebrew
  • English
  • German
  • Czech
  • Slovak 

 

Marital status
 

Married + 3