From the Desk of Ambassador Reda Mansour

Ambassador Reda Mansour was appointed in August, 2006 to serve as the Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States. Prior to this post he served as the Ambassador of Israel to Ecuador, Deputy Ambassador in the Israeli Embassy to Portugal, and Deputy Consul General of Israel to the U.S Pacific Northwest based in San Francisco.

Ambassador Mansour holds a masters degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and is a PH.D candidate in Haifa University’s Middle Eastern History department, with his research focusing on Syria. He speaks five languages.

Prior to his diplomatic career, Ambassador Mansour served in the Israeli Defense Forces Corps of Engineers in the Northern Command Demolition Unit.

In addition to his position as a diplomat, Ambassador Mansour is an accomplished Author. He has published three books of poetry, as well as a number of short stories and poems published in literary articles and poetry reviews. Ambassador Mansour has received the Haáretz Annual Short Story Award, as well as the Haifa University Miller Award.

Ambassador Mansour is a long time activist in the promotion of dialogue between Arabs and Jews in Israel. In this realm, he served on the board of several civic associations, taking part in many projects aimed at the promotion of co-existence through cultural and religious dialogue.