Vivian Bercovici

Vivian Bercovici
Canadian Ambassador to Israel
In office
January 2, 2014 – June 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Justin Trudeau
Preceded byPaul Hunt
Succeeded byDeborah Lyons
Personal details
Born1961
CitizenshipCanada, Israel
Political partyConservative
Children2[1]
Residence(s)Tel Aviv, Israel (as of 2021)[2]
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (LLB)
York University (BA)[3]
Hebrew University of Jerusalem[4]

Vivian Bercovici is a Canadian-Israeli lawyer and academic. She practiced law in Toronto and was an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (2012–2013) and was a member of the CBC's board of directors (2013–2014).

In 2014, she was appointed as the Ambassador of Canada to Israel,[5] and was replaced by career diplomat Deborah Lyons on July 19, 2016.[6] In 2021 the CBC reported that Bercovici was employed by Israeli intelligence firm Black Cube after the end of her ambassadorship.[7]

  1. ^ Simmons, Shraga (2014). "Canada's Ambassador to Israel". Aish. Aish. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Commentary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Vivian Vercovici". National Insurace Conference of Canada. National Insurace Conference of Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Vivian Bercovici". CBC Radio Canada. CBC Radio Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Csillag, Ron (August 2, 2018). "Former ambassador to Israel sues Canadian government". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Fife, Robert (July 19, 2016). "Dion shuffles diplomatic ranks, replaces controversial Tory appointees". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference CBC2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).