Oren Anolik - Counselor for Political Affairs

Mr. Oren Anolik has held the position of Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington DC since August 2006. Mr. Anolik's areas of responsibility include United States foreign policy, especially vis-à-vis Europe, Asia and Latin America, and acting as liaison on multilateral issues, as well as on technical and humanitarian cooperation.

Mr. Anolik had served as policy advisor to the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between July 2003 and July 2006. In this capacity his responsibilities included coordinating activities within the Director General's bureau and between departments in the ministry, as well as supervising the implementation of the Director General's initiatives. Mr. Anolik had also served as special liaison with regard to Israel's relations with Arab Gulf states.

Mr. Anolik previously served as policy advisor to the Senior Deputy Director General of the MFA in charge of Middle East affairs and the Peace Process (2002-2003). From 1999 to 2002 he served as deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of Israel in Prague, the Czech Republic. His duties and responsibilities included: political analysis and reporting, media and public affairs, cultural affairs and technical cooperation.

From 1997-1999 Mr. Anolik served as deputy chief of mission at the Israeli Embassy in Asmara, Eritrea, where in addition to his diplomatic duties he also served as administrative officer and consul.

Mr. Anolik joined the Foreign Service in 1995. After completing the diplomatic training program, and until his posting to Asmara, he served in the foreign ministry's public relations division where his duties included the coordination and management of the Ministry's "Young Ambassadors" program.

Mr. Anolik completed his Bachelor's degree in political science and accounting at Tel-Aviv University (1992-1995). He completed his mandatory military service in the Communications Corps with the rank of Captain.