{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{short description|Israeli diplomat}} {{Infobox person | name = Ran Curiel | native_name = רן קוריאל | native_name_lang = he | birth_date = {{birth date and age|19 January 1949|df=y}} | birth_place = Israel | nationality = | alma_mater = *Tel Aviv University *University of Haifa *Hebrew University of Jerusalem *Johns Hopkins University }}
'''Ran Curiel''' ({{Langx|he|רן קוריאל}}; born 19 January 1949) is an Israeli diplomat.
== Early life and education == {{BLP unsourced section|date=August 2020}} Curiel attended Tel Aviv University, where he studied Middle Eastern studies, African studies and archaeology. He received his Master's degree from the University of Haifa. 1990–92, Curiel studied European studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Johns Hopkins University.
== Diplomatic career == In 1975, Curiel joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, serving as First Secretary from 1976 to 1981. Between 1981 and 1985, he worked in the Department of Western European Affairs in Jerusalem. Between 1985 and 1989, he served as counsellor at Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. before returning to Jerusalem. In 1996, Curiel became the Israeli Ambassador to Greece, a position he held until 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Greece.aspx |access-date=15 August 2023 |title=The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL. |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519222007/https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Greece.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Between 2007 and 2011, Curiel was Deputy Director General at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the Western European Department. Curiel served as Israeli Ambassador to the European Union and NATO from 2007 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Voice|first=European|date=2010-08-12|title=Patten's 'destructive criticism' does not serve peace efforts|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/pattens-destructive-criticism-does-not-serve-peace-efforts/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=POLITICO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-09|title=Israeli ambassador: Recognising Palestinian state could spark 'eruption of violence'|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/interview/israeli-ambassador-recognising-palestinian-state-could-spark-eruption-of-violence/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=www.euractiv.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://embassies.gov.il/eu/Departments/Pages/agricultural-affairs.aspx|access-date=2022-09-12|website=Mission of Israel to the EU and NATO|title=Agricultural Affairs}}</ref>
He is the father of designer Noa Curiel.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Israeli tourist T-shirts even Tel Avivians want to wear|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/2017-09-07/ty-article-magazine/.premium/the-israeli-tourist-t-shirts-even-tel-avivians-want-to-wear/0000017f-db3c-df9c-a17f-ff3c7bf10000|access-date=2020-08-14|newspaper=Haaretz|language=en}}</ref>
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