Ambassador Dore Gold

Ambassador Dore Gold served as the eleventh Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations from 1997 to 1999. Before this, he was the Foreign Policy Advisor to the former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Gold also advised Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, joining him at the 2003 Aqaba Summit with President George W. Bush. He was a key figure at the 1998 Wye River negotiations between Israel and the PLO outside of Washington and played a significant role in concluding the Note for the Record, which supplemented the 1997 Hebron Protocol. In 1991, he served as an advisor at the Madrid Peace Conference. From 1985 to 1996, Gold was a senior research associate at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University, where he directed the U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy Project. He holds a BA ('75), MA ('76), and Ph.D. ('84) from Columbia University.

Gold has been the President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs since 2000. He has authored several influential books, including "Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism," "Tower of Babble: How the United Nations Has Fueled Global Chaos," "The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam's Secret Plan to Take the Ancient Holy Land," and "The Rise of Nuclear Iran." His articles have been published in prominent publications such as Asahi Shinbun, Commentary, Daily Telegraph, Die Zeit, Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post, New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal.

Throughout his career, Ambassador Gold has been involved in critical diplomatic engagements, including the creation of the Monitoring Group for Southern Lebanon in 1996 and testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs in 2003 regarding Saudi Arabia's alleged support for global terrorism. He led international efforts advocating for legal measures against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran for violating the anti-incitement clauses of the 1948 Genocide Convention. His expertise in Middle Eastern affairs has made him a sought-after speaker on topics related to global politics, security, and stability. Gold resides in Jerusalem with his wife, Ofra, and their two children, Yael and Ariel.