On Wednesday evening, August 11th at 7:30 p.m. the Kauai Jewish Community organization will host an appearance at St. Michael's Church in Lihue by the Hon. Jacob Dayan, Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles. Mr. Dayan will speak and respond to questions on current events in the Middle East based upon his vast diplomatic experience in the region.Please join us. Refreshments will be served. Map
.Following is a summary of CG Dayan’s personal history:Consul General Dayan assumed the position of Consul General of Israel in October 2007. In this role, he is the senior representative of his government in the Southwestern United States. Before assuming his post in Los Angeles, Mr. Dayan was selected to prepare a strategic plan on the feasibility of opening negotiations with Syria. Prior to this he served as Chief of Staff to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom. In this position he had intimate involvement in policy formation, decision-making, and implementation. He was also responsible for Ministerial strategy development related to various diplomatic efforts and coordinated policy initiatives between Ministries. Previously he was the Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, where he was responsible for the Minister's work on US, Asia, East Europe, and Middle East affairs. He managed various projects related to Ministerial activities as well as diplomatic initiatives at the United Nations General Assembly.Mr. Dayan served in the role of Political Counselor at the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C. where he was responsible for policy coordination with the State Department and the National Security Council. Previous to his service in Washington he held the post of Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Israel in Athens, Greece. And, he served in the Department of Palestinian Affairs in the Foreign Ministry where he participated in Israeli peace delegations and served on several working committees. Mr. Dayan graduated Magna cum Laude from Tel Aviv University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics and History and has done graduate work in Historical Studies. He served in the Israel Defense Forces in a military intelligence capacity.He is married and has two daughters. He is also fluent in English and French.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.