Arthur Lenk

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Arthur Lenk (1964 - ) (Hebrew: ארתור לנק) is currently the Ambassador of Israel to the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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[edit] Diplomatic Career

Arthur Lenk was appointed as Israel's fourth Ambassador to Azerbaijan by the Government of Israel on 3 April 2005[1] and he submitted his credentials to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on 13 September 2005.

Prior to arriving in Baku, Lenk worked as an attorney in the Department of International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem. Between 2002 – 2005 he also served as a frequent Israeli Government spokesman and lecturer on foreign affairs and diplomacy, briefing and appearing on a range of international media sources including CNN, BBC,[2], Le Monde[3] and NPR. His primary responsibility was giving legal advice on United Nations related issues. In 2001 and 2004 Lenk served as Israel's representative to the United Nations General Assembly's Legal Committee. He was awarded an "outstanding diplomat" citation by Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his role within a group that coordinated Israel's initiative for the January 2005 United Nations Special Session commemorating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the freeing of Europe's Concentration Camps[4]. In 2003-04 he worked as part of the Israel Government's legal team on Israel's position regarding the Israel barrier case before the International Court of Justice. In 2000-01 he took part in Israel's interaction with the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee ("The Mitchell Committee") which examined reasons for the start of violence in the region beginning in the autumn of 2000.[5]

Earlier, Arthur Lenk served as Consul for Communications and Public Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwestern United States, Los Angeles, California (1998 – 2000) and as Second Secretary for Cultural and Academic Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in New Delhi, India (1996 – 1998). Lenk joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a foreign service cadet and participated in the Foreign Officer Training Program in 1994. Prior to joining the Israel foreign service, he worked as a lawyer in Jerusalem.

[edit] Academia

Arthur Lenk taught a graduate seminar in “Foreign Policy, International Law and the Arab-Israel Conflict”, at the Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, in Be’er Sheva, during the fall semester of 2003. He holds two law degrees from the Faculty of Law, at Hebrew University of Jerusalem - an LL.M. in International Law (2003) and an LL.B. (1990). He attended high school at the Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey.

[edit] Publications

"Iran's extreme leaders reject history", Echo (Russian), Ekspress[6] (Azerbaijani), 20 and 21 December, 2006.

“Hizbullah must be stopped”, Yeni Azerbaycan, (Azerbaijani), Kaspiy (Russian), Kaspy (Azerbaijani), 25 July 2006

“Israel and Azerbaijan: Cooperation serves the interests of our countries”, Ekspress (Azerbaijani), Kaspiy[7] (Russian), 3 May 2006.

“The Iranian threat to destroy Israel”, Zerkalo (Russian) 1 November 2005

“My tale of two courts”, The Guardian[8] 15 July 2004

“Political Misuses of International Law: The Development of the ‘Crime’ of Population Transfer”, 1 Eyes on the ICC 71 (2004).

“Prime Minister Sharon and the Belgian ‘Tool’ of Law”, The Forward[9], 28 February 2003.

“Fact-finding as a Tool in Peace Negotiation – The Mitchell Report and the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process”, 24 Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review[10] 289 (2002).

[edit] Personal

· Born in New Jersey, USA, 1964. Emigrated to Israel, 1983.

· Member of bar in Israel (1991) and New York (1992).

· Fully fluent in English and Hebrew. Studying Azerbaijani.

· Served as a medic in the Israel Defense Forces and first aid instructor at the IDF's officer training school, 1984-1986

· Married to Ruth; they have three daughters – Margalit (13), Ilana (11) and Aiden (7).

[edit] External Links

Embassy of Israel, Baku, Azerbaijan

Speech at United Nations Sixth Committee on International Terrorism, 19 October 2004

Response of Embassy of Iran in Azerbaijan to article written by Lenk about Tehran Holocaust Denial Conference, 23 December 2006. Arthur Lenk's original article is an English translation of the article, "Iran's extreme leaders reject history", published in Echo and Ekspress newspapers, 20-21 December 2006.

Interview with Azerbaijani Trend news service, 25 August 2006

[edit] Also See

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cabinet Communique , Prime Ministers Office, 3 April 2005 (Hebrew)
  2. ^ TV Interview, "The way the Palestinians can help their people is to stop the violence", BBC News, 24 June 2002, see video of interview in Real Media, upper right box.
  3. ^ Interview, "Le droit humanitaire est trop politique", Le Monde, 29 June 2004 (French)
  4. ^ Website, United Nations Special Session commemorating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the freeing of Europe's Concentration Camps
  5. ^ Report of the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee, 30 April 2001, State Department Website
  6. ^ Oped, from Ekspress, 20 December 2006, (Azerbaijani) English language version.
  7. ^ Oped, from Kaspiy, 3 May 2006, (Russian)
  8. ^ Oped, from The Guardian 15 July 2004
  9. ^ Oped, from The Forward 28 February 2003
  10. ^ Website of Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review,


Preceded by
Eitan Naeh		 Ambassador of Israel to Azerbaijan
2005—		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


Persondata
NAME Lenk, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Artur; Artie
SHORT DESCRIPTION Israeli diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH 10 February 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Paterson, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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