{"record":{"aliases":[],"appointmentIds":["israel-d7da73cb6eed80"],"appointmentsDataset":"https://chanceries.org/diplomats.json","archivalSources":[],"canonicalUrl":"https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/moshe-arad-39460488a7/","countrySlug":"israel","entityId":"https://chanceries.org/diplopedia/people/moshe-arad-39460488a7/#person","eventIds":[],"expandedParagraphs":["Moshe Arad studied political science, international relations, and law at the Hebrew University. He worked as an aide to Justice Minister Yaacov Shimshon Shapira and later held senior Foreign Ministry posts overseeing information and the diplomatic service. After serving as ambassador in Mexico, he was chosen for Washington in 1987. His appointment ended months of disagreement between Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres over the post.","Arad's Washington work included defending Israel's negotiating position and maintaining contacts across American political divides. In August 1988 he met Jesse Jackson for more than two hours, discussing the Arab–Israeli conflict and tensions between Black and Jewish Americans. He rejected Jackson's offer to act as an intermediary, arguing that negotiations should be conducted by the parties with United States government assistance.","After leaving Washington in 1990, Arad practiced law, led the Ministry of Communications in 1992–93, and served as the Hebrew University's vice president for external relations from 1994 to 2004. He also held corporate directorships, including at Elbit Systems."],"id":"israel:moshe-arad","identifiers":{},"legacyPersonIds":[],"legacyUrl":"https://chanceries.org/diplomat-39460488a777548225d9.html","name":"Moshe Arad","notes":[],"paragraphSources":[["arad-appointment","arad-sec"],["arad-jackson"],["arad-sec"]],"profileUrl":"diplomat-39460488a777548225d9.html","relatedEvents":[],"relatedPeople":[],"relationships":[],"researchStatus":"reviewed","reviewedOn":"2026-10-28","revision":"5a4f5aef54fbf946","sources":[{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"1987-06-08","id":"arad-appointment","locator":"Full report; direct retrieval saved","publisher":"Jewish Telegraphic Agency","title":"Cabinet Confirms Career Diplomat Arad As Israel's U.S. Ambassador, Ending Long Shamir-Peres Dispute","type":"contemporary-report","url":"https://www.jta.org/archive/cabinet-confirms-career-diplomat-arad-as-israels-u-s-ambassador-ending-long-shamir-peres-dispute"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"2009-07-06","id":"arad-sec","locator":"Printed p.6, director biography","publisher":"Elbit Systems / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission","title":"Elbit Systems Ltd., Form6-K, proxy statement","type":"primary-record","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027664/000119312509144031/d6k.htm"},{"accessedOn":"2026-10-28","date":"1988-08-09","id":"arad-jackson","locator":"Full report; direct retrieval saved","publisher":"Jewish Telegraphic Agency","title":"Israeli Envoy Meets with Jackson, Rejects Offer to Aid Mediation","type":"contemporary-report","url":"https://www.jta.org/archive/israeli-envoy-meets-with-jackson-rejects-offer-to-aid-mediation"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"2026-10-24","id":"mission-648454f87e3f48676b6b","locator":"Actual archived HTML downloaded and gzip-decompressed. Page dated 8 October 2013 but includes Dermer credential row 3 December 2013. Records Appt. separately from Amb. E. and P.; keep both literal labels. Original https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/94062.htm returned a Technical Difficulties page. Archive provides actual content.","publisher":"","title":"Diplomatic Representation for State of Israel — incoming chiefs chronology","type":"Mission record","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20230501111944/https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/94062.htm"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"2026-10-24","id":"mission-cbfd33abe5151e3f9436","locator":"Archived official roster, 1948–2006. It dates Shoval’s second term to 1998–2000 and Ivry’s term to 2000–2002, corroborated by the State Protocol appointment dated 18 January 2000. The supplemental JVL summary differs on this transition.","publisher":"","title":"Former Ambassadors to the U.S.","type":"Mission record","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20080316011438/http://www.israelemb.org/bios/ambassador_list.html"},{"accessedOn":"","date":"2026-10-24","id":"mission-1e2ec1340c9bc52b70b8","locator":"The filed biography was read in full. It states that Arad was ambassador to Mexico from 1983 to 1987 and to the United States from 1987 to 1990, then Hebrew University vice president for external relations from 1994 to 2004.","publisher":"","title":"Elbit Systems Form 6-K — director biography","type":"Mission record","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027664/000119312510227653/d6k.htm"}],"topics":["public diplomacy","Arab–Israeli negotiations","Hebrew University"]},"schemaVersion":1}