Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak appointed the head of his National Security Council to serve as the nation’s next ambassador to the United States. David Ivry, a former director general of the Defense Ministry, has been one of a group of Israeli officials involved in drawing up a new strategic cooperation pact with the United States.
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