Mark Regev
Mark Regev is currently the Chair of the Abba Eban Institute at Reichman University.
Most recently, Ambassador Regev was the Prime Minister's Senior Advisor for Foreign Affairs and International Communications. Prior to this appointment, he served as Israel’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2016-2020 and as the Prime Minister’s Advisor and International Spokesperson from 2007-2016 during which he became one of Israel’s most prominent voices in the English speaking world.
A veteran diplomat, Ambassador Regev rose through the ranks of Israel’s diplomatic corps, serving as Vice Consul in Hong Kong (1991-93), First Secretary in Beijing (1993-96), Counsellor in Washington DC (1999-2004), and then as the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem (2004-2007).
Ambassador Regev graduated from the University of Melbourne with a BA in Political Science and Modern History. He also holds an MA in Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as a Master of Science in Management from Boston University. Before joining Israel’s Foreign Service, Ambassador Regev lectured on International Relations and Strategy at the Israel Defense Forces’ Staff College.
Following his Aliyah in 1982, Ambassador Regev was an infantry soldier in the IDF’s Nahal Brigade. He is married to Vered and has three children and two grandchildren.
Addressing the Nazi skeleton in Ireland's closet - opinion
UK Foreign Office: ‘Proud to be seen as a friend of Israel’ - opinion
Yom Kippur War: A bleak moment but pivotal turning point - opinion
Recalling black September: The forgotten Palestinian defeat - opinion
The Munich Massacre, the September 11 attacks and the September PFLP attack all show that terrorism will not end support for the state of Israel.
How Israel's US embassy reacted to the 9/11 attacks - opinion
The networks were reporting live on the events in Lower Manhattan, but like so many others, this author did not initially comprehend the gravity of what was taking place.
To judicial reform or not, that is Netanyahu's question - opinion
With elections conceivably far away, can Benjamin Netanyahu conclude that when judicial reform is done, the rancor will end and the country move on?
Peace with Saudi Arabia is a real possibility - opinion
Normalization of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia could help stabilize the Middle East and benefit the United States.
How do Israel-Japan ties impact the Jewish state in the Middle East? - opinion
Japan’s augmentation of Israel’s new ties with the Gulf could provide tangible support for Middle East peace – far more so than China’s grandiose (and unrealistic) proposal to mediate.
Netanyahu should have been in the room with Herzog and Biden - opinion
The Biden White House is playing a very serious diplomatic game – hugging their ceremonial head of state, while snubbing their elected head of government.
Is Netanyahu endangering US-Israel ties by visiting China? - opinion
While it is important to directly talk with Beijing, Jerusalem must remain as transparent as possible with Washington about those conversations.
Israel's first ally: The forgotten Paris-Jerusalem alliance - opinion
If the UK, US, and USSR had no desire to become Israel’s military ally, it was not too long before Paris filled the vacuum.
Israeli-American relations over time, from President to President - opinion
Successive presidents have tried to duplicate Carter’s achievement, but only a few have come close to matching the scope of his breakthrough.
Warnings about Israel’s impending doctors’ crisis - opinion
The decision of Reichman University, Israel’s sole private university, to open its own medical school may prove crucial.
