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Meron Reuben

Meron Reuben is an Israeli diplomat who served as Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2010 to 2011.

born 1961Israel's representative to the UNAmbassador to ColombiaChief of State ProtocolConsul General in Boston

Born: 8 September 1961, Cape Town
Occupation: diplomat
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Meron Reuben was born in 1961 in Cape Town

Meron Reuben was born on September 8, 1961, in Cape Town, South Africa. He moved with his mother to London and immigrated to Israel in 1974. He is divorced and has two daughters.

He served in the Israeli Air Force from 1980 to 1983. After his service he studied diplomacy and international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988 and later worked at Israel's embassies in Mexico and Chile. He was ambassador to Paraguay from 2000 to 2002 and to Bolivia from 2002 to 2003. In 2007 he became ambassador to Colombia.

In September 2010 he was appointed to lead Israel's mission to the United Nations, as a compromise between Benjamin Netanyahu and Avigdor Lieberman. He left the post in March 2011. From 2015 to 2020 he was Chief of State Protocol.

He served as Consul General in Boston from November 2020 to August 2024. He then returned to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.