The Alaska World Affairs Council Presents

Akiva Tor
Israel Consul General to the Pacific Northwest

"Challenges and Opportunities for Peace in the Middle East Today"

Thursday, 15th October 2009 – Hilton Hotel
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. - Program begins at 6:00 p.m.
For Reservations
RSVP by Tuesday, 13th September to the Alaska World Affairs Council
by telephone 276-8038 or by email to AlaskaWorldAffairs.org .
Dinner Program $25 for Members - $30 for Non-Members - $10 for Coffee Only

Akiva Tor is the Consul General of Israel for the Pacific Northwest since August 2008. He served as World Jewish Affairs Adviser to the President of Israel, as Director of the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, as Deputy Director for Palestinian Affairs in the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Press and Information Attache at the Israel Embassy in The Hague. He is a graduate of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and holds degrees from Hebrew University in Jewish political thought and from Columbia University in general philosophy. Tor has written and lectured extensively on Jewish values in the foreign policy of Israel and on ethical considerations in international relations. He served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces and as an infantry captain in the IDF reserves. He is interested in running, mountain biking and ascending high places. Akiva is married to Naomi, a community social worker, and they have four children – Yonah, Zohar, Yehudah and Roni.

Email: cg@sanfrancisco.mfa.gov.il
Name of partner/spouse: Naomi