Alon Pinkas
Foreign relations expert & former Consul General of Israel
in New York
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With nearly two decades of experience in foreign affairs, Ambassador Alon Pinkas has devoted his career to Israeli international relations. The Consul General of Israel in New York from 2000-04, he served as the liaison between the state of Israel and: U.S. national media, national Jewish organizations, public officials and varied business interests.
"[My job was] to know, analyze and digest Israel to Americans;
and to know, analyze and digest the United States for Israelis."
One of the lead negotiators in Israel's withdrawal of Lebanon in 2000 and a veteran of negotiating sessions around the world, Pinkas is an expert on border issues currently afflicting Israel and the Middle East.
"The existing government in Lebanon has [very limited] power.
Having one election does not constitute a democracy."
Having presented hundreds of speeches before worldwide audiences, Pinkas delivers an extremely articulate presentation. Discussing all matters of foreign affairs with a special emphasis on Israel and the Middle East, he is an expert on the conflicts, politics and future of the region. A frequent contributor to the FOX News Channel, CNN and other national news outlets, Pinkas provides an incisive and trenchant analysis of current events around the globe.
"My entire career of service to the State of Israel has been focused
on strengthening our relationship with the United States government and the
American Jewish community, which I regard as Israel’s strategic reservoir."
AT A GLANCE: A native of Tel Aviv, Israel, Alon Pinkas earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Hebrew University (summa cum laude) and a master's in government from Georgetown University (cum laude). He began his career in foreign relations as an assistant military attache to the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. before serving as Chief of Staff/Minister of Foreign Affairs to both Shlomo Ben-Ami and David Levy. A key policy advisor to former Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres and eventual Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Pinkas was instrumental in Israel's acceptance to the United Nation's Western European and Others Group (WEOG).
Pinkas has extensive experience writing on international relations for the Jerusalem Post, Maari and the Davar Daily.
He currently lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, with his wife, Tali, and two daughters.
Interested in booking Alon Pinkas to speak at your next event?
"[My job was] to know, analyze and digest Israel to Americans;
and to know, analyze and digest the United States for Israelis."
One of the lead negotiators in Israel's withdrawal of Lebanon in 2000 and a veteran of negotiating sessions around the world, Pinkas is an expert on border issues currently afflicting Israel and the Middle East.
"The existing government in Lebanon has [very limited] power.
Having one election does not constitute a democracy."
Having presented hundreds of speeches before worldwide audiences, Pinkas delivers an extremely articulate presentation. Discussing all matters of foreign affairs with a special emphasis on Israel and the Middle East, he is an expert on the conflicts, politics and future of the region. A frequent contributor to the FOX News Channel, CNN and other national news outlets, Pinkas provides an incisive and trenchant analysis of current events around the globe.
"My entire career of service to the State of Israel has been focused
on strengthening our relationship with the United States government and the
American Jewish community, which I regard as Israel’s strategic reservoir."
AT A GLANCE: A native of Tel Aviv, Israel, Alon Pinkas earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Hebrew University (summa cum laude) and a master's in government from Georgetown University (cum laude). He began his career in foreign relations as an assistant military attache to the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. before serving as Chief of Staff/Minister of Foreign Affairs to both Shlomo Ben-Ami and David Levy. A key policy advisor to former Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres and eventual Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Pinkas was instrumental in Israel's acceptance to the United Nation's Western European and Others Group (WEOG).
Pinkas has extensive experience writing on international relations for the Jerusalem Post, Maari and the Davar Daily.
He currently lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, with his wife, Tali, and two daughters.
Interested in booking Alon Pinkas to speak at your next event?
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