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Thomas Nides in Islamabad April 4, 2012. Credit: U.S. Embassy Pakistan/Flickr.

Thomas Nides expected pick for ambassador to Israel

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U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce the nomination of Tom Nides as the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel in the coming weeks. White House and other Biden officials told NBC News that Nides has been offered the...
Khalid Al Jalahma. Credit: Bahrain Foreign Ministry.

Bahrain appoints its first-ever ambassador to Israel

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Bahrain has announced its appointment of the country’s first-ever ambassador to Israel, following the establishment of formal relations in September as part of the Abraham Accords. Khalid Al Jalahma will head the Gulf country’s diplomatic...
United Nations ambassadors Gilad Erdan of Israel and Linda Thomas-Greenfield of the United States. Credit: Israel Mission to the U.N.

Erdan, Thomas-Greenfield team up, urging use of tech to fight domestic violence

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Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and United Nations, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, together with the nonprofit organization Michal Sela Forum and the UJA-Federation of New York,...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a visit to the Jewish settlement of Efrat, in Gush Etzion, on Feb. 20, 2020. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Former Ambassador Friedman sifts through ‘transformative’ accords and their future success

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman came to his position as an attorney without a background in politics or diplomacy. Not being allegiant to a particular point of view, he said, “gave us an...
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin receives diplomatic credentials from the United Arab Emirates's first-ever ambassador to the Jewish state. Credit: Mark Neyman/GPO.

First UAE ambassador to Israel presents credentials to Rivlin in Jerusalem ceremony

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The first-ever ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel, Mohamed Mahmoud Fateh Ali Al Khaja, presented his diplomatic credentials to Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on Monday in Jerusalem. The ambassador presented his letter of...
Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaking on Aug. 3, 2016. Credit: Tim Brown/U.S. State Department.

Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as next US ambassador to UN

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Tuesday as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. The final vote was 78-20. The 35-year veteran diplomat and Louisiana native will arrive in the backdrop of U.S. President Joe...
Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah, (right) the UAE's new ambassador to Israel being sworn in by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. Source: Twitter/Dubai Media Office.

UAE swears in its first ambassador to Israel

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The United Arab Emirates on Sunday swore in the country’s first-ever ambassador to Israel. Ambassador Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah was installed in an official ceremony in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin...
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations nominee Linda Thomas-Greenfield testifies in her nomination hearing at the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 27, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

Biden UN nominee pledges to combat anti-Israel bias, BDS, Iranian threat

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations pledged on Wednesday to combat the anti-Israel bias at Turtle Bay. “I look forward to standing with Israel, standing against the unfair...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addresses attendees at the opening of the "Pilgrimage Road" renovated by the City of David and excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority, extending from the Siloam Pool to the Temple Mount. Credit: Ronen Tupelberg, City of David.

US embassy in Jerusalem recognizes city’s link to America’s founding values

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The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, along with the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, held a special ceremony at the City of David on Monday in recognition of the “seminal...
Barbara Leaf. Source: YouTube.

Biden to tap former ambassador to UAE to National Security Council

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name former U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Barbara Leaf to the White House National Security Council, reported Vox on Monday, citing sources familiar with the situation. Leaf will join...