Cabinet Approves Akunis as Next Consul-General in NY

By Aryeh Stern

Minister Ofir Akunis speaks during a Knesset plenary session. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)

The Cabinet on Sunday approved the appointment of Ofir Akunis, the science and technology minister, as the upcoming consul-general in New York.

Following this decision, Gila Gamliel, whose Intelligence Ministry was recently closed down, will take over Akunis’s role as science and technology minister.

The consul-general position in New York has been vacant since March when Asaf Zamir resigned due to the government’s judicial reforms.

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