US ambassador

Huckabee attends screening of ‘The Bridge,’ about Israelis finding joy through music after Oct. 7

For the Israeli participants, the trip to Los Angeles' legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp was about reclaiming parts of their lives that had become inaccessible after October 7.

US AMBASSADOR Mike Huckabee (second right), Rock Camp founder David Fishof (left), and Israeli participants Valeria Dvorkin and Bar Rudaeff attend the screening.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2026.

As US-Iran peace prospects crumble, return to heavy fighting up to Trump, CENTCOM, Huckabee says

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee address a special Israeli-American Council (IAC) America 250 celebration in Israel, hosted by businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee compares America-Israel alliance to marriage that cannot afford divorce

 US ambassador to Turkey Thomas Barrack attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office at the White House on September 25, 2025 in Washington.

Trump consolidates Middle East policy by appointing Special Envoy Barrack to Iraq, Syria - analysis


OU Advocacy urges Senate to confirm Huckabee as ambassador to Israel

“Governor Huckabee brings a profound understanding of the security challenges confronting Israel and an unwavering commitment to the US-Israel alliance,” said the director of OU Advocacy Center.

 Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.

US says Hamas solely to blame for resumption of Gaza hostilities

The US blames Hamas for breaking the ceasefire in Gaza, backs Israel’s response, and condemns Hamas’s use of civilian sites, says acting UN envoy.

 Dorothy Camille Shea, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, March 18, 2025.

Evangelical leader urges senators to confirm Huckabee as ambassador to Israel

Huckabee 'brings moral clarity, unwavering support for Israel, and will serve as the greatest US ambassador to Israel in history,' Friends of Zion Museum founder Mike Evans said.

 US AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE to Israel Mike Huckabee attends a ceremony in 2018 marking the construction of a new housing complex in Efrat.

Trump names former Jerusalem Post publisher Tom Rose US ambassador to Poland

Rose served as the publisher & CEO of the Post for eight years between June 1997 and Jun 2005.

 Tom Rose

Stakes for Israel’s new ambassador to US have rarely been higher - editorial

Israel's new ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, is optimistic about navigating complex international relationships.

AMERICAN AND ISRAELI flags fly during a demonstration in support of Israel at the US Capitol in 2002.

New Israeli US envoy: 'I’ll speak in every synagogue, regardless of denomination'

Leiter said he envisions his role as an opportunity to unite various groups around the shared goal of supporting Israel.

 Yechiel Leiter holds a photo of his heroic son Moshe Yedidya

Editor's Notes: Mike Huckabee’s appointment signals evangelical shift in Israel-US diplomacy

Huckabee's time as ambassador will likely strengthen what I’d like to call “Evangelical Diplomacy”—a unique Judeo-Christian partnership between Evangelicals and Jews.

 “Israel isn’t just a point on the map. It’s a promise.”  Mike Huckabee speaks on stage with then Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump, in  Pennsylvania.

An open letter to Israel’s new ambassador to the US - opinion

To do your job, you will have to respond to all that, while knowing that your interlocutors know that polls indicate that the majority of Israelis do not trust the government or the prime minister.

 FORMER ISRAELI ambassador to the US Ron Dermer attends a special 2022 session of the Knesset. Dermer famously stated that it was better to cultivate Evangelicals than Jews because they are more numerous and they criticize Israel less, the writer points out.

Trump announces former Gov. Mike Huckabee nominated as ambassador to Israel

Huckabee is a former Southern Baptist Pastor and a former Trump challenger who ran in the 2016 presidential election. 

 FORMER ARKANSAS governor and past US Republican presidential nomination candidate Mike Huckabee helps inaugurate a program to build more in Efrat, Gush Etzion, in 2018. Settler leaders tend to think the worst of the US and its presidents, argues the writer.

Why Yechiel Leiter is the right choice for Israel's US ambassador – opinion

Yechiel Leiter’s appointment as ambassador ushers in a new era for Israel-US relations.

 Gabriel Groisman (right) interviews incoming Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yehiel Leiter on his podcast, ‘Standpoint,’ late last month.