Yair Lapid appoints former tourism minister Zamir as consul to New York

Former Minister of Tourism and Blue and white Lawmaker Asaf Zamir will become Israeli consul general in New York, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced on Tuesday. Zamir, 40, was born in Israel but lived in the United States for part of his childhood and was a US citizen, which he gave up when he became a member of the Knesset in 2019. He was also the deputy mayor of Tel Aviv before becoming MK. “After working too long without a consul in New York, I am pleased to appoint Asaf Zamir,” said Lapid. “Asaf has professional and personal skills that will proudly and honorably represent Israel.”Zamir thanked Lapid and said he was proud and excited to represent Israel. “This time of new governments in the US and Israel is an opportunity and a great responsibility in fulfilling this task that I look forward to,” said Zamir. “The strengthening of Israel’s position, bipartisan relations and connections with the Jewish communities in the US are important and complex challenges facing the new administration, and I am happy and motivated to try to contribute to these processes.” The consul general in New York was Dani Dayan, who returned to Israel late last year and was a candidate for this year’s election on the New Hope Party list. Dayan congratulated Zamir on Twitter and said in English that “the Consulate General will be in the best of hands”.

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