Eitan Weiss named Israel’s new consul general in Atlanta

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Israel’s cabinet approved Eitan Weiss as the next Consul General to the Southeastern United States, based in Atlanta. He will succeed Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon, who will have served six years in that position by this summer.

The appointment was part of a group of ambassadors and consuls that were approved on Jan. 12, including a new ambassador to Bahrain.

The Atlanta consulate serves seven states, including Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi.

Weiss is currently director of export control in Jerusalem, and previously was creator and head of the Metaverse project for Israel. He previously served as deputy chief of mission at the consulate in Los Angeles, and had roles at the Israeli embassies in Ottawa and Moscow. He also served for a year as an international spokesperson for Israel in Jerusalem.

Before entering the foreign ministry, he spent almost two years as a customer service manager at Orange in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Birmingham’s sister city in Israel.

He has a degree in international relations and political science from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and a master’s in conflict resolution from Tel Aviv University. He also served in Army Intelligence in the Israel Defense Forces.