Uri Savir
| Uri Savir | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1953 |
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Knessets | 15 |
| Party | New Way |
| Former parties | Centre Party |
Uri Savir (Hebrew: אורי סביר) (born 7 January 1953) is an Israeli diplomat and politician. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1999 and 2001.
[edit] Biography
Born in Jerusalem in 1953,[1] Savir studied International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he gained a BA. He went on to work as an administrator,[1] and served general manager of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] Between 1993 and 1996 he was the Chief Negotiator of the Oslo Accords. His experience became the basis for his book The Process: 1,100 Days that Changed the Middle East, published in 1998.
In the 1999 elections he was elected to the Knesset on the Centre Party's list. On 6 March 2001 he and two other MKs left the Centre Party to form the New Way faction.[3] On 28 March he resigned from the Knesset, and was replaced by David Magen, who represented the Centre Party. During his time in the Knesset he served on a number of committees, including the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Savir is currently the president of the Glocal Forum, a non-profit organization involved in international relations. He is also a director of the Shimon Peres Center For Peace.[2]
[edit] See also
- ^ a b Uri Savir: Particulars Knesset website
- ^ a b Uri Savir: Public Activities Knesset website
- ^ Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
[edit] External links
- Uri Savir Knesset website
- Glocal forum
