Rosenne, Meir

(1931- )

   Born in Iasi, Romania, he immigrated (see ALIYA) to Palestine at the age of 13. He studied at the Sor-bonne, where he received his M.A. in political science and his Ph.D. with honors in international law. In addition, he is a graduate of the Institute for Advanced International Studies in Paris. Rosenne joined the Israel government service in 1953 and served in a variety of positions. Between 1971 and 1979, he was legal adviser to the Israel Foreign Ministry and in this capacity advised the Israeli delegation to the negotiations at Kilometer 101, the Geneva Peace Talks (1973), and the related negotiations with the Egyptian and Syrian delegations following the Yom Kippur War (1973). He participated in the negotiations leading to the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in 1979, and until September 1979, he was head of the Israeli team to the autonomy negotiations with Egypt. He became ambassador to France in 1979 and served in that capacity until May 1983, when he was nominated to be Israel's ambassador to the United States. Subsequent to his service as ambassador to the United States, he became international head of the Israel Bonds Organization.

   See also Foreign Policy; State of Israel Bonds.