New ambassadors present credentials to Herzog in personal ceremony

Jerusalem Post - 18:04
If there is one particular thing for which Herzog is well known, it’s the introduction of members of his family into many of his conversations with both local and foreign dignitaries.

If there is one particular thing for which President Isaac Herzog is well known, it’s the introduction of members of his family into many of his conversations with both local and foreign dignitaries.

This is what happened on Monday when seven new ambassadors presented credentials.

The last was US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, who, like all US ambassadors, received special VIP treatment. The first was Yury Yaroshevich, the ambassador of Belarus, who had never previously been to Israel, and who, since his arrival on February 11, said that he had developed an admiration for the traditions and hospitality of the people of Israel.

Herzog mentioned that his wife’s family originated from Belarus.

Yaroshevich went one better and said that Herzog’s gre...
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