Guy Feldman
Guy Feldman was the Israeli ambassador to Nigeria and The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)[1] from 2016 until 2018[2] and was Ambassador to Eritrea from 2010 until 2013.[3]
In 2017, Feldman cancelled an embassy sponsored Israeli Independence Day celebration, deciding to use the funds to start a soccer league for children living in refugee camps displaced from their homes because of Boko Haram.[4]
Feldman was an Israeli Air Force pilot for 22 years before joining the foreign service. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2002 and was in the active reserve until 2015.[2] Feldman earned a Bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Haifa and an MBA from Manchester University.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nigeria". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Environmental Scarcity and Instability in the West African Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin". Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Eritrea". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Eichner, Itmar (May 14, 2017). "Israeli ambassador donates party fund to soccer league for Nigerian children". Ynet. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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