Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially announced today that Yehiel Leiter will be Israel's next ambassador to the United States.

US-born Leiter, who received his doctorate from the University of Haifa, was deputy director-general of the Ministry of Education, chief of staff to the finance minister during Netanyahu's tenure and acting chairman of the Ports Authority, The Times of Israel reported. ". .

"Yehiel Leiter is a very talented diplomat, an eloquent speaker and has a deep understanding of American culture and politics," Netanyahu said.

He emphasized that he is convinced that Leiter will represent Israel in the best possible way, wishing him success in his new position. Leiter will replace Michael Herzog as Israel's ambassador to the United States.