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Sunday, March 9, 2025
Government approves new ambassadors to China, Poland
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
The government unanimously approves the appointment of new ambassadors to China and Poland, the Foreign Ministry announces.
Eli Belotserkovsky is officially appointed Israel’s ambassador to China. He will also serve as non-resident ambassador to Mongolia. Belotserkovsky, a former ambassador to South Africa and Ukraine, was recalled from South Africa in November of 2023, following that country’s call to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He has also served as chargé d’affaires at the Israeli Embassy in Russia.
Yaakov Finkelstein is appointed Israel’s ambassador to Poland, after serving in the Foreign Ministry’s Europe Division and as consul general in Mumbai.
The two career diplomats were selected by the Foreign Ministry for the posts last week and approved by Foreign Minister Gidon Sa’ar.
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