In the summer of 2023 Israel Nitzan completed his five year tenure as Deputy Consul General and Acting Consul General of Israel in New York.
In the summer of 2023 Israel Nitzan completed his five year tenure as Deputy Consul General & Acting Consul General of Israel in New York. Israel has spent the last 22 years working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel. He has gained expertise in diplomacy, foreign relations, foreign policy, strategic planning, and relationship building.
At the Consulate, Israel coordinated the political work, developed and maintained relations with national, state, and local elected officials as well as community leaders within the 5 States in which the Consulate represents the State of Israel.
New York was Israel’s fourth foreign posting by the Ministry. He previously served at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, as Spokesperson from 2002 to 2005, returning in 2009 as the Deputy Chief of Mission until an attack during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution forced the Embassy to evacuate.
From 2012 until 2015, he served as the Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations. He then became the Director of the Foreign Ministry’s U.N. Political Affairs Department in 2015.
Born in Netanya in 1975, Israel completed his B.A. in Middle East History and International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem following his military service. He is fluent in Hebrew, English and Arabic.
