- Uri Bar-Ner
Uri Bar-Ner is a senior adviser to the President of the
America-Israel Friendship League , the former Israeli ambassador toTurkey from 1998-2001 [ [http://sec.edgar-online.com/2007/04/16/0001172665-07-000119/Section24.asp SEC Filing] for Avenue Group, Inc.] , and he served as IsraeliConsul General in Chicago and Deputy Consul General inNew York City , USA. [http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=895359 Uri Bar-Ner Profile] , Forbes.com.] Bar-Ner was the deputy Director General of theIsraeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served in diplomatic missions in Europe and Asia. He has aBachelor of Arts fromHebrew University of Jerusalem and a Master of Arts in political science fromEmory University .Bar-Ner has been active in promoting Israel through the AIFL. Specifically, he helped to mitigate a disinvestment campaign by the
Presbyterian church; Bar-Ner arranged a trip through AIFL for priests and senior clergy, which afterwards the church abolished the resolution calling for divestment. [http://www.jewishpost.com/news/promoting-israel-within-america.html Promoting Israel Within America] , Oren Lee-Parritz, Jewish Post]References
External links
* [http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/archives.php?id=12067 A message from the ambassador of Israel to Turkey H.E. Mr. Uri Bar-Ner] at Turkish Daily News
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