Shlomo Ben-Ami
Shlomo Ben-Ami is a notable faculty member of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya[1]. Ben-Ami is also the vice-president of the Toledo International Centre for Peace[2]. He is also an expert advisor at European think tank Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE); and he was the main Israeli negotiator during the peace talks at Camp David in 2000.[3].
Career History
Ben-Ami was born in Morocco in 1943 and educated at Tel-Aviv University and Oxford University. Ben-Ami headed the School of History of Tel-Aviv University between 1982-86. He served as Israel's ambassador to Spain from 1987-1991.
Ben-Ami was elected to the Knesset in 1996. He served as a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and of the Sub-committee on Foreign Service.
In July 1999 he was appointed Minister of Public Security. Following the resignation of David Levy in August 2000, Shlomo Ben-Ami was appointed Acting Foreign Minister and in November 2000 - Minister of Foreign Affairs. He held these positions until March 2001. Shlomo Ben-Ami resigned from the Knesset in August 2002 before joining the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya[4].
Affiliations
Tel-Aviv University | Oxford University | Tel-Aviv University | Knesset | Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | Toledo International Centre for Peace | FRIDE
Notes
- ↑ Shlomo Ben-Ami, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MFA, Accessed 03-September-2009
- ↑ Contributors, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Project Syndicate, Accessed 03-September-2009
- ↑ Experts, Shlomo Ben-Ami, FRIDE, Accessed 03-September-2009
- ↑ Shlomo Ben-Ami, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MFA, Accessed 03-September-2009