Aryeh Mekel

Who is Aryeh Mekel?

Ambassador Arye Mekel is a veteran Israeli diplomat and journalist. He was born to Holocaust survivors and raised in Israel. He studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, receiving a bachelor's degrees in Political Science and English Language and Literature, and a master's degree in Mass Communication. He also studied at Columbia University in New York, where he received a master's degree in Sociology.

Ambassador Mekel served as Foreign Policy adviser to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Director General of the Israel Broadcasting Authority, responsible for all State television and radio. His roles as a diplomat included Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States based in Atlanta, Georgia, Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, and Consul General of Israel in New York. He also served as director of the press department and spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Deputy Director General for Cultural and Scientific Affairs. In 2010, he assumed his position as Ambassador of the State of Israel to Greece.

His career in journalism began during military service in the Israel Defense Forces, where he served as a Military and Political Correspondent for Israel Army Radio. He then joined Israel Public Radio, as a Senior Editor and Political Correspondent, and later its U.S. Correspondent. He was also an Adjunct Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati and a representative of the World Zionist Organization in Cincinnati, Ohio.