Israel’s new Ambassador to Sri Lanka presents credentials to President

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Israel’s new Ambassador to Sri Lanka Daniel Carmon presented his Letter of Credence to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat.

Ambassador Carmon joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973. From 1978 to 1982, he served as Embassy Attaché in Washington, DC. This was followed by a posting as Consul and Administrative Officer in Israel’s embassy in Buenos Aires, and then as Deputy Chief of Mission there. From 1996 to 2000, he served as Head of the Information and Internet Division in the Department of Public Affairs. From 2000 to 2004, he served as Head of the Bureau for Coordination, and Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General’s Bureau. From 2005 to 2010, he served as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative at Israel’s Mission to the United Nations in New York. In 2011, Ambassador Daniel Carmon was as appointed Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Head of MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Corporation.