{{Short description|Israeli diplomat (born 1962)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Irit Lillian | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | order = | ambassador_from = Israel | country = Turkey | term_start = 2022 | term_end = 2023 | predecessor = Eitan Naeh | successor = | ambassador_from1 = Israel | country1 = Bulgaria | term_start1 = 2015 | term_end1 = 2019 | predecessor1 = Shaul Raz Kasima | successor1 = Yoram Elron | order2 = | ambassador_from2 = Israel | country2 = Australia | term_start2 = 2007 | term_end2 = 2007 | predecessor2 = Naftali Tamir | successor2 = Yuval Rotem | birth_date = 1962 | birth_place = Rehovot | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University | occupation = Diplomat | profession = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = | native_name = אירית ליליאן | native_name_lang = he }} '''Irit Lillian''' ({{Langx|he|אירית ליליאן}}; born 1962, in Rehovot, Israel) is the Israeli Ambassador to Turkey.
When Naftali Tamir was recalled as Ambassador to Australia, Lillian became the Acting Ambassador.<ref name="Tamir">{{cite news |title=Israeli Envoy Recalled for Racist Remarks |url=https://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php%3Fidx=4208 |accessdate=21 May 2020 |publisher=The Seoul Times}}</ref>
During her military service, Lillian was a producer and an editor in the IDF radio station (Galei Tsahal). She earned a B.A in Archaeology and Egyptology from the Tel Aviv University and M.A in Eastern and Western Studies in the HUJ.
Lillian joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986.<ref name="Bulgaria">{{cite web |title=Bulgaria |url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Bulgaria.aspx |website=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Yorem">{{cite web |title=About the Ambassador |url=https://embassies.gov.il/sofia/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-Ambassador.aspx |website=embassies.gov.il |accessdate=21 May 2020}}</ref> She was appointed the Israeli Ambassador to Turkey and ultimately served as the charge d'affaires at Ankara Embassy.
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==External links== *[https://www.novinite.com/articles/180413/H.E.+Irit+Lillian%2C+Ambassador+of+the+State+of+Israel+to+Bulgaria%3A+%27+Valeri+Simeonov+Should+Apologize+to+All+Jewish+People%27 H.E. Irit Lillian, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Bulgaria: ' Valeri Simeonov Should Apologize to All Jewish People'] *[https://sofiaglobe.com/2019/06/05/statement-of-support-for-sofia-pride-2019-by-more-than-25-embassies-and-international-organisations/ Statement of support for Sofia Pride 2019 by more than 25 embassies and international organisations]
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