David Ivry
David Ivry | |
|---|---|
דוד עברי | |
Ivry in October 2001 | |
| Israeli Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Zalman Shoval |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Ayalon |
| 1st National Security Advisor (Israel) | |
| In office March 1999 – January 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Uzi Dayan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 (age 90–91) Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | State of Israel |
| Branch | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1952–1982 |
| Rank | Aluf (Major General) |
| Commands | Commander of the flight-instruction school at Tel Nof Airbase, Commander of the first Israeli squadron of the French Dassault Mirage, Commander of the Israeli Air Force |
| Battles / wars | Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict |
| Other work | Director of the Israeli National Security Council |
David Elkana Ivry (Hebrew: דוד אלקנה עברי; born 1934) is a Major General (retired) in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). As commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) he played a key role in Operation Opera, the destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor located 990 miles (1,590 km) from Israel, in 1981. In 1999, Ivry was appointed first director of the Israeli National Security Council. From 2003 to 2021, he served as the Vice President of Boeing International and president of Boeing Israel. Ivry was the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 2000 to 2002.