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Zvi Ravner

Zvi Ravner is a retired Israeli diplomat who served as Israel's ambassador to Poland from 2009 to 2014.

born 1950Israeli ambassador to PolandHeading the Central Europe departmentDiplomatic career in Europe

Born: 14 February 1950, Świdnica
Occupation: diplomat

Zvi Ravner was born in 1950 in Świdnica

Ravner was born in 1950 in Świdnica, Poland. In 1957 he moved to Israel with his parents. He served in the IDF from 1969 to 1972, then studied Hebrew literature at Tel Aviv University, finishing in 1976.

He joined the Foreign Ministry in 1977 and first worked in the Far East department. He later served in Helsinki, Bucharest, London and Warsaw. He headed the ministry's Central Europe department from 1993 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2009, with a posting in London as political minister in between.

In April 2009 he became ambassador to Poland. In 2010 he handled the case of Uri Brodsky, an Israeli arrested in Poland and sought by Germany. In 2012 he was involved in a dispute with Poland over the demolition of Palestinian water facilities repaired with Polish help, and that December he presented Righteous Among the Nations certificates to descendants of 6 Polish families.

From 2014 to 2017 he served as deputy director general heading the Eurasia and Balkans division, his last post in the ministry. He is married and has a daughter and 2 sons.