Ambassador Danny Danon served as Israel's 17th Permanent Representative to the United Nations for five years beginning October 2015. He currently holds the post of Chairman of the World Likud. Danon was a member of the Knesset from February 2009 to August 2015. He has held the roles of Knesset Deputy Speaker, Deputy Minister of Defense, Minister of Science, Technology and Space, and Chair of the Committee of Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs. Danon holds a BA in International Relations (Magna Cum Laude) from Florida International University and an MA in Public Policy and Public Administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He completed his IDF service with the rank of Lieutenant. He is married and the father of three. Danon is also the author of Israel: The Will to Prevail.
