Dan Gillerman

Ambassador Dan Gillerman served as Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from January 2003 – August2008. His appointment marked the first time that Israel nominated someone from the private sector to this post.Under Ambassador Gillerman, Israel saw a number of notable and unprecedented achievements in the realm of internationalpolitics and diplomacy at the United Nations. He was instrumental in passing numerous resolutions in the GeneralAssembly and Security Council, including the first successful Israeli resolutions ever adopted by the United Nations. As atestament to his leadership, his colleagues elected him a Vice President of the General Assembly in 2005, making Ambassador Gillerman the first Israeli representative in 53 years to serve the position, ever since Abba Eban in 1952. During his tenure, Ambassador Gillerman worked closely with UN Secretary-Generals Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon, as well as the entire UN membership. He forged close relationships with many world leaders and diplomats, including from Arab and Muslim countries and whose own countries do not have diplomatic relations with Israel, some of whom are even perceived as hostile to it.

Throughout his term, Ambassador Gillerman has been the voice of Israel at the UN and other globalforums. He has become a widely sought after speaker, having addressed Jewish, Christian, and Muslim organizations, charitable foundations, business groups, investor conferences, and university campuses across the United States, Latin America, and Europe – from Buenos Aires to Berlin, and the World Economic Forum in Davos to Harvard University. Ambassador Gillerman has appeared and been a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, BBC International, Bloomberg, Al-Jazeera, Meet the Press with Tim Russert, and Charlie Rose, as well as other prestigious news and television programs.

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