The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved the appointment of seven ambassadors proposed by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
Yoram Elron will be ambassador to Moldova. He previously served as Israel’s ambassador to Bulgaria (2019-23) and to Cameroon (2000-03), and as consul general in Montreal.
Walid Abu-Haya, from the Druze community, will take over as ambassador to Georgia. He currently serves in the Economics Division at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.
Maya Kados, currently serving as Sa’ar’s chief of staff for foreign policy, has been appointed ambassador to Hungary. She previously served as a senior political adviser to former Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
Simon Seroussi will be Israeli ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin and Togo. He is currently serving in the European Division of the Foreign Ministry. He was previously spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in France and deputy ambassador in Cameroon.
Israel’s new ambassador to Kazakhstan will be Yoav Bastritzky, currently serving as deputy ambassador to Azerbaijan.
Vivian Eisen, former director of the Latin America Division in the Foreign Ministry, was appointed as roving ambassador to North Macedonia.
Ruth Cohen-Dar, who serves as director of the Public Diplomacy Division, was appointed as roving ambassador to Malta and Slovenia.
