Ze’ev Boker, the Israeli ambassador to the Republic of Ireland visited Co Clare today (Wednesday).
Ambassador Boker was greeted by Cllr. Bill Chambers Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council; Cllr. Ann Norton, Mayor of Ennis; and Gerard Dollard, Interim Chief Executive of Clare County Council at the Council’s headquarters at Áras Contae an Chláir in Ennis.
Mrs. Amira Arnon, Director of the Northern European Department in Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is visiting Ireland this week accompanied Ambassador Boker to the County.
In November 2015 he became Israel’s sixth ambassador to the Republic of Ireland since 1994. Boker has been a diplomat since 1987 when he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a cadet. He was Israel’s first ever Ambassador to Slovakia a position he served from 2006-2010. Prior to that Ze’ev had positions in Prague and the Netherlands.
Both Arnon and Boker visited some of the popular tourist attractions in Co Clare during their trip.