Shlomo Ben-Ami
| Shlomo Ben-Ami | |
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| Date of birth | 17 July 1943 |
| Place of birth | Tangiers |
| Year of aliyah | 1955 |
| Knessets | 14, 15 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1996–1999 | Labor Party |
| 1999–2001 | One Israel |
| 2001–2002 | Labor Party |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1999–2001 | Minister of Internal Security |
| 2000–2001 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Shlomo Ben-Ami (Hebrew: שלמה בן עמי; born 17 July 1943) is a former Israeli diplomat, politician and historian.
Ben-Ami was born in Tangiers, Tangier International Zone, on 17 July 1943, and immigrated to Israel in 1955. He was educated at Tel Aviv University and St Antony's College, Oxford from which he received a D.Phil. in history. Ben-Ami speaks fluent Hebrew, Spanish, French and English.
He was a historian at Tel Aviv University from the mid-1970s, serving as head of the School of History from 1982 to 1986. His initial field of study was Spanish history, and his 1983 biography of the former Spanish Dictator, General Primo de Rivera (1923–1930), is recognized as the most authoritative study on this subject. He later turned his attention to the history of Israel and the Middle East, leaving a legacy of expertise in Spanish inter-war year politics.
From 1987 until 1991, before he entered politics, he was the Israeli ambassador to Spain. In 1996 he was elected to the Knesset on Labour's list.
When the One Israel-led government of Ehud Barak took office in July 1999, Ben-Ami became the Minister of Internal Security, responsible for the Israel Police. In August 2000, when David Levy resigned as Foreign Minister during talks with Palestinian leaders in the United States, Barak designated Ben-Ami to be the acting Foreign Minister and he was officially appointed to the role in November 2000.
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