Dan Gillerman
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Dan Gillerman | |
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Israel Ambassador to the United Nations | |
In office 2002–2008 | |
Preceded by | Yehuda Lancry |
Succeeded by | Gabriela Shalev |
Personal details | |
Born | 1944 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
Nationality | Israeli |
Spouse | Janice Gillerman |
Children | 2 |
Dan Gillerman (
Early life and education
Gillerman was born in 1944 in British run Mandatory Palestine.[1] He was educated at Whittinghame College, a Jewish boarding school in Brighton, England, and studied politics, economics and law at Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2]
Career
Gillerman served as the
Gillerman has played a prominent role in helping steer Israel towards
On June 14, 2005, he was elected to the position of Vice-President of the 60th
On April 24, 2008, Gillerman referred to former US President
Since 2008, when he ceased to be Permanent Representative to the United Nations, he has been chairman and CEO of Gillerman Global, a global strategic consulting firm.[2]
Since 2013, Gillerman has been an Israel based senior adviser to investment management company Blackstone Inc., and in 2021 when a new Israel office was established became chairman of Blackstone Israel.[4]
In response to the
I am very puzzled by the constant concern which the world is showing for the Palestinian people, and is actually showing for these horrible inhuman animals who have done the worst atrocities that this century has seen, and the worst atrocities that the Jews have suffered since the holocaust.
Private life
Gillerman first met his British wife, Janice, while at school in Brighton. They have two children.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "New Permanent Representative of Israel presents credentials" (Press release). United Nations. 15 January 2003. BIO/3471. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Dan Gillerman: still an envoy, this time for business". The Jewish Chronicle. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Israel's UN envoy calls Jimmy Carter 'bigot', Reuters, April 24, 2008.
- ^ Solomon, Shoshanna (25 April 2021). "US giant Blackstone sets up Israel office to fund fast-growth tech firms". Times of Israel. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Sky News [@SkyNews] (October 25, 2023). ""I am very puzzled by the constant concern which the world is showing for the Palestinian people," says Dan Gillerman" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Kasim, Samar L. (27 October 2023). "Israel's former ambassador to UN calls Palestinians 'inhuman animals'". Anadolu Agency. Istanbul. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
External links
- Satirical Interview with Dan Gillerman on The Daily Show (aired April 10, 2007).
- Appearances on C-SPAN