The Governments of Israel and Canada have agreed to raise the level of their diplomatic envoys to each other’s capital from Minister to Ambassador, it was announced here today.
The announcement revealed that Michael Comay would be Israel’s first Ambassador to Ottawa. The Canadian Ambassador to Israel will also be the Ambassador to Greece. He will maintain his residence in Athens, and a Charge d’Affaires will head the Embassy in Tel Aviv.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
