15 Facts About Mark Regev

Mark Regev is an Australian-Israeli diplomat, government advisor and civil servant.

From 2016 to 2020 Regev was Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom.

Mark Regev was educated at Mount Scopus Memorial College, a Jewish day school in Melbourne.

Mark Regev received his bachelor's degree in political science and history at the University of Melbourne, and master's degrees in political science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and in management from Boston University.

Mark Regev served as a combat soldier in the Nahal Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces.

Mark Regev began his career as a lecturer on international relations and strategy at the Israel Defense Forces Staff College.

Mark Regev joined Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990, serving as deputy chief of mission at the Consulate General in Hong Kong, and spokesman at the Israeli Embassy in Beijing.

In 2015 Mark Regev was appointed to replace Daniel Taub as Israel's ambassador to the UK; he officially assumed his position on 4 April 2016.

Mark Regev hosted an iftar dinner at his residence for members of Britain's Muslim leadership.

Mark Regev served as ambassador for four years before returning to Israel in August 2020 to become prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Senior Advisor for Foreign Affairs and International Communications, replacing Evan Cohen.

In 2022 Mark Regev was appointed to be the chair of the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations at Reichman University.

Mark Regev is married to Vered Mark Regev and they have three children.

Thorpe accused Mark Regev of "advocating genocide", a crime included in section 80.2D of the Australian Criminal Code.

Mark Regev was served in Israel with a Hebrew copy of the charge sheet.

The charge was based on remarks Regev made during a radio interview on 10 October 2023 in which he advocated for Israel to cut off the supply of essentials such as food, water and electricity to Gaza.