Daniel Carmon

Daniel Carmon is an Israeli diplomat who served as the ambassador of Israel to India and non-resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan, from 2014 to 2018.

Biography Carmon was born in Tel Aviv in 1951 and attended high schools in Jerusalem, Istanbul and Paris. From 1970 to 1973, he served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces, where he attained the rank of lieutenant. In 1973, he began his studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he graduated with BA in International Relations.

Diplomatic career

After his graduation from Hebrew University in 1973, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 1995, he returned to Israel where he was assigned to the Situation Emergency Room in the Foreign Ministry, where he served as its head. After serving in numerous positions within the ministry, he was appointed as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative at Israel's Mission to the United Nations in New York in 2005.

Personal life Carmon has six children with his wife Eliora, who was killed in the 1992 Buenos Aires Israeli embassy bombing. He is fluent in Hebrew, English, Spanish and French.

In 2013, he was recipient of the highest award of Excellence of Israel's Public Service.