Editing Naor Gilon

{{Short description|Israeli diplomat}}
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| image            = Naor Gilon (cropped) 01.jpg
| caption          = Gilon in 2021
| office1          =  [[List of ambassadors of Israel to India|Israeli Ambassador to India]]
| term_start1      = 2021
| term_end1        = 2024
| predecessor1     = [[Ron Malka]]
| successor1       = [[Reuven Azar]]
| office2          = [[List of ambassadors of Israel to the Netherlands|Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands]]
| term_start2      = 2019
| term_end2        = 2021
| predecessor2     = [[Aviv Shir-On]]
| successor2       = [[Modi Ephraim]]
| office3          = [[List of ambassadors of Israel to Italy|Israeli Ambassador to Italy]]
| term_start3      = 2012
| term_end3        = 2016
| predecessor3     = [[Gideon Meir]]
| successor3       = [[Ofer Sachs]]
| name             = Naor Gilon
| native_name      = נאור גילאון
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| birth_date       = {{birth year and age|1964}}
| birth_place      = [[Israel]]
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| alma_mater       = [[Tel Aviv University]]<br>[[Corvinus University of Budapest]]
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'''Naor Gilon''' ([[Hebrew]]: נאור גילאון) was [[List of Ambassadors of Israel to India|Israel's ambassador to India]] and non resident ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan.<ref name="Lahav">{{cite news |last1=Harkov |first1=Lahav |title=Meet the 36 new ambassadors approved to new posts around the world |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/cabinet-approves-36-new-ambassadors-to-posts-around-the-world-671527 |access-date=26 August 2022 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |date=June 20, 2021}}</ref> He was  [[List of ambassadors of Israel to the Netherlands|ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands]] (2019-2021),<ref name=Israelembassy>{{cite web|url=https://embassies.gov.il/hague-en/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-ambassador.aspx|title=The Ambassador|date=n.d.|publisher=Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref><ref name=jpost>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/foreign-ministry-announces-nominations-for-ambassadors-consuls-general-650439|title=Foreign Ministry announces nominations for ambassadors, consuls-general|date=2020-11-27|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref><ref name=tribune>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/naor-gilon-is-next-israeli-ambassador-to-india-271473|title=Naor Gilon is next Israeli Ambassador to India|date=2021-06-20|publisher=The Tribune of India|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref> [[List of ambassadors of Israel to Italy|Italy]] and  [[San Marino]] (Feb 2012 – Aug 2016).<ref name=Israelembassy/>

==Biography==
Naor Gilon was born in Israel. His father was from [[German Jews|Germany]], and was a [[Holocaust survivor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/world/naor-gilon-holocaust-survivors-son-advisor-to-3-pms-soon-israels-new-envoy-to-india/690712/|title=Naor Gilon — Holocaust survivor's son, advisor to 3 PMs & soon Israel's new envoy to India|first=Nayanima|last=Basu|newspaper=The Print|date=2021-07-07|access-date=February 14, 2023}}</ref> Gilon received his [[Bachelor's degree|BA]] in political science at [[Tel Aviv University]] and his Master's degree [[summa cum laude]] in international relations at [[Corvinus University of Budapest]]. He is married with four children.<ref name=Israelembassy/><ref name=diplomat/>

==Diplomatic career==
Gilon joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989 and served as the deputy chief of missions at the Embassy of Israel in Hungary (1990–1995), deputy foreign policy advisor to the prime minister (1995–1997), counselor for political affairs at the permanent mission to the United Nations (1997–2000), and as director of the Division for Strategic and Military Affairs in the Center for Policy Research in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2000–2002).<ref name=Israelembassy/><ref name=diplomat/>

As a minister-counselor for political affairs at the Embassy of Israel in [[Washington, D.C.]], he was the subject of [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigations into the [[Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal]], which involved the leaking of classified information by an employee at the [[United States Department of Defense]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jta/how-to-make-sense-of-the-accusations-that-israel-spies/article_1b2e1ea1-2dfb-57b5-9c70-94dcaf4557f2.html|last=Kampeas|first=Ron|title=How to make sense of the accusations that Israel spies on the US|date=2019-09-14|publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref>

According to Israeli journalist [[Shmuel Rosner]], Gilon's return to the U.S. in late 2005 was an indication that "no serious allegations concerning Israel's involvement in the [[American Israel Public Affairs Committee]] (AIPAC) affair still exist."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4898121|last=Rosner|first=Shmuel|title=Judge: AIPAC Charges May Be Based on Unconstitutional Law|date=2006-03-06|publisher=Haaretz|access-date=2021-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628071140/https://www.haaretz.com/1.4898121|archive-date=2021-06-28}}</ref>

In 2009, he served as the chief of staff to [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Avigdor Lieberman]] and as the deputy director general for Western Europe division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2011<ref name=diplomat>{{cite web|url=http://www.diplomatmagazine.nl/2019/09/02/h-e-mr-naor-gilon-is-the-new-ambassador-of-israel-to-the-netherlands/|title=H.E. Mr. Naor Gilon is the new Ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands|date=2019-09-02|publisher=Diplomat|access-date=2021-06-28}}</ref>

In 2021, it was announced that he would be the new [[List of Ambassadors of Israel to India|ambassador of Israel to India]].<ref name=jpost/><ref name=tribune/> On October 27, he presented his credentials to [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-ram-nath-kovind-accepts-credentials-from-envoys-of-4-countries/articleshow/87278374.cms|title=President Ram Nath Kovind accepts credentials from envoys of 4 countries|author=PTI|publisher=Times of India|date=2021-10-26|access-date=2022-08-27}}</ref>

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[[Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Bhutan]]
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