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An Israeli diplomat who has twice served as Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in 2015–2020 and again from 2024, Danon became in 2016 the first Israeli elected to chair a UN committee, its Legal Committee. A Likud member of the Knesset since 2009, he has held ministerial posts including Deputy Minister of Defense and Minister of Science, Technology and Space, and has been an outspoken advocate for Israel's positions at the UN, including support for the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as its capital.