David M. Friedman

David M. Friedman
Official portrait, 2017
United States Ambassador to Israel
In office
May 15, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDan Shapiro
Succeeded byThomas R. Nides
Personal details
Born
David Melech Friedman

(1958-08-08) August 8, 1958 (age 66)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Tammy Sand
(m. 1981)
Children5
Education

David Melech Friedman (born August 8, 1958) is an American bankruptcy lawyer and the former United States Ambassador to Israel. He joined the law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman (then known as Kasowitz, Hoff, Benson & Torres) in 1994, where he met and represented Donald Trump, then chairman and president of The Trump Organization.

He was an advisor to Trump during his successful presidential campaign. In December 2016, President-elect Trump's transition team announced that Friedman was Trump's nominee for ambassador. He was narrowly confirmed by the Senate, officially sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence on March 29 and presented his credentials on May 15.

Friedman with Israeli politician Bezalel Smotrich