Danny Ayalon served as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States from July 2002 to November 2006, during which time, relations between the two countries reached an all-time high. Strategic, political, and economic ties were deepened and expanded across the board. Ambassador Ayalon played a leading role in securing the agreement for $10 billion in U.S. grants and loan guarantees to Israel; the Roadmap to Peace; the historic Exchange of Letters between President Bush and PM Ariel Sharon, and the bilateral trade that reached $20 billion and another $10 billion in investment.
From 1997-2002, prior to his appointment to the United States, Ayalon served as Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, and as Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. As a member of Israel’s Foreign Service, from 1989 to 1997, he represented Israel as a Consul in Panama and as a Member of Israel’s Permanent Mission to the U.N. Before Government service, Daniel Ayalon worked in the private sector as a senior financial executive.
Ambassador Ayalon is a graduate of Tel Aviv University with a BA in Economics and Labor Studies, and holds an MBA from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, USA. He was a Captain in the IDF Armored Corps. Married to Anne in 1980, together they have two daughters.
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