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Israeli diplomat

Alon Liel
Liel in 2010
In office 1992–1994
In office 1981–1983
Born	31 October 1948 Tel Aviv, Israel
Spouse	Rachel Liel
Children	Daphna Liel [he]

Alon Liel (born 31 October 1948) is an Israeli international relations scholar and former diplomat.

He served as the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Planning from 1994 to 1996, and as the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs for about six months, he also served as the Chargé d'Affaires at the Israeli Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, and as Ambassador to South Africa.

Career

In 1979, Liel was appointed to his first position outside of Israel, as Deputy Consul in Chicago. He later served as the Chargé d'Affaires in Turkey (1981), deputy director of the Middle East Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1984), advisor to the political director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the South