# Ran Curiel

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{{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](/source/Israel)
| nationality        = 
| alma_mater         = *[Tel Aviv University](/source/Tel_Aviv_University) 
*[University of Haifa](/source/University_of_Haifa)
*[Hebrew University of Jerusalem](/source/Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem)
*[Johns Hopkins University](/source/Johns_Hopkins_University)
}}

'''Ran Curiel''' ({{Langx|he|רן קוריאל}}; born 19 January 1949) is an Israeli diplomat.

== Early life and education ==
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Curiel attended [Tel Aviv University](/source/Tel_Aviv_University), where he studied Middle Eastern studies, African studies and archaeology. He received his Master's degree from the [University of Haifa](/source/University_of_Haifa). 1990–92, Curiel studied European studies at the [Hebrew University of Jerusalem](/source/Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem) and the [Johns Hopkins University](/source/Johns_Hopkins_University).

== Diplomatic career ==
In 1975, Curiel joined the [Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Israel)) at the Israeli Embassy in [Buenos Aires](/source/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](/source/Jerusalem). Between 1985 and 1989, he served as counsellor at Israeli embassy in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) before returning to Jerusalem. In 1996, Curiel became the [Israeli Ambassador to Greece](/source/Israel_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](/source/European_Union) and [NATO](/source/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](/source/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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Category:1949 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century Israeli civil servants
Category:21st-century Israeli civil servants
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Greece
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to the European Union

Category:Israeli Jews
Category:Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
Category:Johns Hopkins University alumni
Category:Tel Aviv University alumni
Category:University of Haifa alumni

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