Guest speech: Ambassador of the State of Israel, H.E. Mr. Aviv Shir-On

As a continuation of the Middle-East guest lectures series, the Export Study program’s Chair for International Law and Global Political Studies, Prof. Anis Bajrektarevic invited H.E. Mr. Aviv Shir-On, Ambassador of the State of Israel in Vienna, to give a public lecture to IMC Export students.

After a warm welcome and short introduction by Prof. Bajrektarevic, H.E. Mr. Aviv Shir-On opened his lecture by giving an historical overview on the creation of the State of Israel, putting an emphasis on the still ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict and the current threats of Iran. Furthermore, H.E. Mr. Aviv Shir-On talked about the State of Israel today, highlighting their rapidly-developing high-tech and service sector. The lecture was concluded with a short movie and additionally the students of the IMC had the unique opportunity to address further questions to the Ambassador.

H.E. Mr. Aviv Shir-On was born in 1952 in Israel. He served as a soldier in the Yom Kippur War and studied afterwards International Politics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He worked as a diplomat in Washington D.C. and Germany and as an ambassador in Switzerland. Before becoming ambassador in Vienna, he was Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem and in charge for media and public relations.

The guest lecture of H.E. Ambassador Aviv Shir-On was the 94th event, and the 4th in the so-called Middle East Series, organized under the auspices of the Chairman Prof. Dr. Anis Bajrektarevic.

Text provided by: Arianisa M. (EXP 2009)
Photo: Max H. (EXP 2009)