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Emmanuel Nahshon

Emmanuel Nahshon is an Israeli diplomat who served as Foreign Ministry spokesman, as ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg, and as deputy director general for public diplomacy.

born 1962Foreign Ministry spokesmanAmbassador to Belgium and LuxembourgResignation for reasons of conscience

Occupation: diplomat

Emmanuel Nahshon was born in 1962 in Paris

Emmanuel Nahshon was born in Paris, France. He studied law at the Hebrew University. He speaks 5 languages: Hebrew, English, French, German and Spanish.

He joined the Foreign Ministry in 1992 after finishing his studies. From 1994 to 1996 he was second secretary at the embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, and later handled relations with the European Parliament in Brussels. He then served as deputy spokesman from 2000 to 2002 and as minister at the embassy in Ankara from 2002 to 2006.

From August 2009 he was deputy ambassador in Berlin, and he led the embassy between November 2011 and March 2012. He became Foreign Ministry spokesman in August 2014, replacing Yigal Palmor. In September 2019 he was appointed ambassador to Belgium and non-resident ambassador to Luxembourg, serving until 2022.

In June 2022 he became deputy director general for public diplomacy. In July 2024, during the Swords of Iron war, he announced his resignation for reasons of conscience after 32 years of service. He is married to Michal Philosoph, also a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry.