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Ambassador Amira Oron is a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, specializing in Egypt and Israeli–Egyptian relations. This role follows three decades in the Israeli foreign service, dedicated to diplomatic activity in the Arab world. Throughout her career, Ambassador Oron has held numerous positions. Most recently, she served as Israel’s Ambassador to Egypt (2020–2024), where she established new connections and strengthened existing ones with Egypt’s official institutions and the private sector and initiated several economic projects. Ambassador Oron also headed Israel’s Embassy in Ankara (2015–2017), where she significantly contributed to the development and upgrade of Israel–Turkey relations to ambassadorial-level representation. She also led the Egypt desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the years of the revolution in Egypt (2008–2014) and previously served as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli government to the Arabic-speaking media (2003–2014). In this role, Ambassador Oron established and advanced Israel’s public diplomacy efforts with the Arabic-speaking world. Additionally, she managed the Middle East Economic Affairs Department (2017–2020), where she promoted economic activity with the Palestinian Authority, Egypt, and Jordan.
Ambassador Oron holds a BA and MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a BA in Arabic Language and Literature.
