Ran Curiel (born 19 January 1949) is an Israeli diplomat.

Ran Curiel
Born19 January 1949
Alma mater

Early life and education edit

Curiel attended Tel Aviv University, where he studied Middle Eastern studies, African studies and archaeology. He received his Master's degree from the University of Haifa. 1990-92, Curiel studied European studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Johns Hopkins University.

Diplomatic career edit

In 1975, Curiel joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, serving as First Secretary from 1976 to 1981. Between 1981 and 85, he worked in the Department of Western European Affairs in Jerusalem. Between 1985 and 1989, he served as counsellor at Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. before returning to Jerusalem. In 1996, Curiel became the Israeli Ambassador to Greece, a position he held until 2001.[1] Between 2007 and 2011, Curiel was Deputy Director General at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the Western European Department. Curiel served as Israeli Ambassador to the European Union and NATO from 2007 to 2011.[2][3][4]

He is the father of designer Noa Curiel.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ Voice, European (12 August 2010). "Patten's 'destructive criticism' does not serve peace efforts". POLITICO. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Israeli ambassador: Recognising Palestinian state could spark 'eruption of violence'". www.euractiv.com. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Agricultural Affairs". Mission of Israel to the EU and NATO. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. ^ "The Israeli tourist T-shirts even Tel Avivians want to wear". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 August 2020.