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Daniel Taub

Daniel Taub is a British-born Israeli diplomat and international lawyer who served as Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2015.

born 1962Ambassador to the United KingdomInternational law and laws of warCreating the series HaHatzer

Occupation: diplomat, philanthropist, author
Education: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, University College, Oxford

Daniel Taub was born in 1962 in United Kingdom

Daniel Taub was born in 1962 and grew up in London. He went to secondary school at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Elstree.

He earned a bachelor's degree in literature at Oxford and a law degree at University College London. He also completed a master's degree in international law at Harvard.

Taub moved to Israel in 1989 and served in the IDF as a combat medic. Soon after arriving, he wrote speeches for President Chaim Herzog. He joined the Foreign Ministry in 1991 and became its Principal Deputy Legal Advisor.

He took part in talks with the Palestinians and with Syria, and represented Israel before the UN panel on the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid. He also negotiated the entry of Magen David Adom into the International Red Cross Movement.

As ambassador in London from 2011 to 2015, he focused on trade and technology ties. From 2015 to 2021 he directed strategy and planning at the Yad Hanadiv Foundation in Jerusalem. He wrote books on the weekly Torah reading and created the drama series HaHatzer. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Zehava and their 6 children.

Milestones in Daniel Taub's life

1962
Born in London.
1989
Moved to Israel.
1991
Joined the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
2000
Took part in talks with Syria at Shepherdstown.
2007
Published the book Parasha Diplomatit.
2011
Appointed Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom.
2013
Became Israel's first ambassador to the International Maritime Organization.
2015
Ended his term in London and joined the Yad Hanadiv Foundation.

Daniel Taub served in the military

Taub served in the IDF as a combat medic. In the reserves he was an officer in the international law division of the Military Advocate General's office.