Opher Aviran

Opher Aviran is a retired Israeli diplomat who served as the Consul General to Atlanta from 2010 until 2015. He was promoted to the rank of Ambassador after 31 years with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs^[1] in October 2014.^[2]

Biography

Aviran earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in International Relations from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a Masters Degree in Political Science with a specialty in National Security Studies from the University of Haifa and National Defense College.^[2]

Previous posts include deputy ambassador in Rangoon, Burma, cultural and scientific affairs attache at the embassy in The Hague and deputy chief of mission at the embassy in Canberra, Australia.^[3]

References

^ "'A Fantastic Five Years': Opher Aviran Reflects on His Time in Atlanta". Atlanta Jewish Times. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Opher Aviran named recipient of 2015 Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award". Georgia Commission on the Holocaust. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ Mayle, Mary Ann (December 13, 2014). "Strong business, government ties link Israel, Savannah". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

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[AJT-1] "'A Fantastic Five Years': Opher Aviran Reflects on His Time in Atlanta". Atlanta Jewish Times. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[Holocaust-2] "Opher Aviran named recipient of 2015 Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award". Georgia Commission on the Holocaust. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[Morning-3] Mayle, Mary Ann (December 13, 2014). "Strong business, government ties link Israel, Savannah". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

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