Eytan Bentsur
(1938 - )
Date and Place of Birth: September 29, 1938 (Afula, Israel)
IDF Military Service: 1956-1958
Personal Status: Married, three children
Languages: English, Hungarian, French
Education
1952-1956 Hebrew Gymnasium of Jerusalem
1958-1961 The Hebrew University - History and Political Science (B.A.)
1962-1964 London School of Economics - Soviet Studies (M.A)
Professional Experience
1960-1962 Reporter for Maariv Daily Newspaper
1962-1964 Temporary employee at the Israel Embassy in London - Assistant for African Affairs
1965 MFA Cadet Course - UN Department
1965-1967 Second Secretary, Embassy of Israel, Budapest
1967-1974 Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
1969 - Director, Minister's office
1971 - Political Advisor to the Minister, Secretary for Political affairs to the Minister
1974-1981 Counsellor and later Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Israel, Washington D.C.
1981 Director, North America Department, MFA
Aug 1986 Appointed Consul-General of Israel, Los Angeles
Nov 1988 Deputy Director General MFA - North America and Disarmament
Dec 1988 Received personal title of Ambassador
1991 Deputy Head of Israel Delegation to the negotiations with the Palestinians
1992-1996 Senior Deputy Director General and Deputy Director General for North America and Disarmament
Oct 1996 - Oct 2000 Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Publications
Book:
The Road to Peace Crosses Madrid, (Tel-Aviv: Yediot Ahronot, 1997).
Articles:
"The Essence of Peace is Normalization" - March 3, 1998
"Regional Strategic Challenges in the Middle East" - February 11, 1998
Sources: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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