Naor Gilon
{{Short description|Israeli diplomat}}
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| image = Naor Gilon (cropped) 01.jpg
| caption = Gilon in 2021
| office1 = Israeli Ambassador to India
| term_start1 = 2021
| term_end1 = 2024
| predecessor1 = Ron Malka
| successor1 = Reuven Azar
| office2 = Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands
| term_start2 = 2019
| term_end2 = 2021
| predecessor2 = Aviv Shir-On
| successor2 = Modi Ephraim
| office3 = Israeli Ambassador to Italy
| term_start3 = 2012
| term_end3 = 2016
| predecessor3 = Gideon Meir
| successor3 = Ofer Sachs
| name = Naor Gilon
| native_name = נאור גילאון
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}}
| birth_place = Israel
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| alma_mater = Tel Aviv University
Corvinus University of Budapest
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Naor Gilon (Hebrew: נאור גילאון) was Israel's ambassador to India and non resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan.{{cite news |last1=Harkov |first1=Lahav |title=Meet the 36 new ambassadors approved to new posts around the world |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/cabinet-approves-36-new-ambassadors-to-posts-around-the-world-671527 |access-date=26 August 2022 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |date=June 20, 2021}} He was ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands (2019-2021),{{cite web|url=https://embassies.gov.il/hague-en/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-ambassador.aspx|title=The Ambassador|date=n.d.|publisher=Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands|access-date=2021-06-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/foreign-ministry-announces-nominations-for-ambassadors-consuls-general-650439|title=Foreign Ministry announces nominations for ambassadors, consuls-general|date=2020-11-27|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=2021-06-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/naor-gilon-is-next-israeli-ambassador-to-india-271473|title=Naor Gilon is next Israeli Ambassador to India|date=2021-06-20|publisher=The Tribune of India|access-date=2021-06-28}} Italy and San Marino (Feb 2012 – Aug 2016).
Biography
Naor Gilon was born in Israel. His father was from Germany, and was a Holocaust survivor.{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/world/naor-gilon-holocaust-survivors-son-advisor-to-3-pms-soon-israels-new-envoy-to-india/690712/|title=Naor Gilon — Holocaust survivor's son, advisor to 3 PMs & soon Israel's new envoy to India|first=Nayanima|last=Basu|newspaper=The Print|date=2021-07-07|access-date=February 14, 2023}} Gilon received his BA in political science at Tel Aviv University and his Master's degree summa cum laude in international relations at Corvinus University of Budapest. He is married with four children.
Diplomatic career
Gilon joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989 and served as the deputy chief of missions at the Embassy of Israel in Hungary (1990–1995), deputy foreign policy advisor to the prime minister (1995–1997), counselor for political affairs at the permanent mission to the United Nations (1997–2000), and as director of the Division for Strategic and Military Affairs in the Center for Policy Research in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2000–2002).
As a minister-counselor for political affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C., he was the subject of FBI investigations into the Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal, which involved the leaking of classified information by an employee at the United States Department of Defense.{{cite web|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/how-to-make-sense-of-the-accusations-that-israel-spies/article_1b2e1ea1-2dfb-57b5-9c70-94dcaf4557f2.html|last=Kampeas|first=Ron|title=How to make sense of the accusations that Israel spies on the US|date=2019-09-14|publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|access-date=2021-06-28}}
According to Israeli journalist Shmuel Rosner, Gilon's return to the U.S. in late 2005 was an indication that "no serious allegations concerning Israel's involvement in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) affair still exist."{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4898121|last=Rosner|first=Shmuel|title=Judge: AIPAC Charges May Be Based on Unconstitutional Law|date=2006-03-06|publisher=Haaretz|access-date=2021-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628071140/https://www.haaretz.com/1.4898121|archive-date=2021-06-28}}
In 2009, he served as the chief of staff to Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman and as the deputy director general for Western Europe division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatmagazine.nl/2019/09/02/h-e-mr-naor-gilon-is-the-new-ambassador-of-israel-to-the-netherlands/|title=H.E. Mr. Naor Gilon is the new Ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands|date=2019-09-02|publisher=Diplomat|access-date=2021-06-28}}
In 2021, it was announced that he would be the new ambassador of Israel to India. On October 27, he presented his credentials to President of India Ram Nath Kovind.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-ram-nath-kovind-accepts-credentials-from-envoys-of-4-countries/articleshow/87278374.cms|title=President Ram Nath Kovind accepts credentials from envoys of 4 countries|author=PTI|publisher=Times of India|date=2021-10-26|access-date=2022-08-27}}
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Category:Tel Aviv University alumni
Category:Corvinus University of Budapest alumni
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Italy
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to the Netherlands
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to India
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Sri Lanka