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