Nadene Goldfoot
The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the U.S. kick off talks in Washington today in an attempt to reach some kind of peace agreement. Hezbollah has said that it will not be bound by any agreement reached. A senior Hezbollah official said that if a ceasefire is reached and Israeli forces withdraw from Lebanon, Hezbollah would be willing to discuss the future of its weapons with the Lebanese government. He said, “The issue of resistance weapons is a Lebanese matter that has nothing to do with Israel or the United States.” Oh, really?
As of April 14, 2026, Dr. Yechiel Leiter is the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, having assumed the role on January 27, 2025. He succeeded Michael Herzog. Leiter is a former political adviser and settler-activist who represents Israel in Washington D.C..Leiter is a public figure with extensive experience in policy-making and strategic consulting. Among his prominent roles, he served as an advisor to the late Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Chief of Staff to then-Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2004–2005), Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Education (2001–2004), and Acting Chairman of the Israel Ports Company.
Dr. Leiter holds a bachelor's degree in Law and Political Science, a master’s degree in International Relations from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and a Ph.D. in Political Philosophy from the University of Haifa. His post-doctoral research on the philosophy of John Locke was published by Cambridge University Press.
As of September 2025, Nada Hamadeh Moawad is the Lebanese Ambassador to the United States. Appointed by President Joseph Aoun, she is the first female ambassador to represent Lebanon in Washington and presented her credentials to President Donald Trump on September 5, 2025. She actively leads diplomatic efforts in Washington D.C..
Before joining the diplomatic corps, Hamadeh held senior positions at the World Bank and served in several other organizations, building experience in public policy and finance.
Hamadeh holds a master's degree in finance from George Washington University and a bachelor's in business administration from the American University of Beirut. She joined the World Bank in December 2003 as a senior economist, leading the International Comparison Program, one of the world's largest statistical initiatives.
She remained in that position for 15 years until April 2019, when she became the lead economist and program manager at the World Bank before managing the World Bank's Development Data Group in June 2022 until October 2023.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Hamadeh worked with the United Nations on economic analysis in the Middle East and North Africa. She advised the post-civil war Lebanese government on attracting foreign direct investment to support reconstruction efforts.
Hamadeh was a board member of the Washington-based Rene Moawad Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable social and economic development in Lebanon, from December 2024 until September 2025. She was also a member of the American Task Force on Lebanon from November 2024 until September 2025.
In 2007, Hamadeh and her husband, Lebanese physician Gerard Moawad, co-founded the M Medical Group, a major US-based health care company. Moawad, who is a quadruple board-certified physician residing in the US, is from the city of Zgharta in northern Lebanon.
From October 2023 until September 2025, she was managing director of the M Medical Group, leading the company’s financial strategy as well as mergers and acquisitions.
My nickname is Nada ! She has to be a very capable ambassador !
No comments:
Post a Comment