Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon was elected today as Vice President of the Seventy Second Session of the UN General Assembly. During his term, Ambassador Danon will chair meetings of the General Assembly, take part in setting the agenda of the GA and oversee the rules and decorum during the sessions.

“It is an honor to represent the State of Israel in this leadership position at the United Nations,” said Ambassador Danon. “We have proven once again that Israel is ready and able to serve in significant positions in the UN and the attempts to block this progress will not succeed,” the Ambassador continued.

Ambassador Danon was elected to this position as a representative of the Western European and Others (WEOG) regional group and will begin his term with the opening of the new General Assembly session in September. In May 2016, Ambassador Danon became the first Israeli to chair a permanent committee of UN when he was elected by 109 member-states to chair the Sixth (Legal) Committee.