Israel's Netanyahu is expected to keep the ambassador Mike Herzog in his position even though he was appointed by the previous government.
Herzog, a retired general whose father was president of Israel and whose brother Isaac is the current president, was appointed last year by then-Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
But senior Israeli and U.S. sources say that before Herzog became ambassador, he also sought and received an endorsement from Netanyahu. At a going away party for Herzog at the think tank he worked for before heading to Washington, Netanyahu sent a video in which he praised Herzog and said he was the best man for the job.with Herzog in his previous tenure as prime minister, and he even sent the former general on secret and sensitive missions, including back-channel negotiations with the Palestinians.
In recent days, Netanyahu and his close aides have signaled in private they intend to keep Herzog in his job, the sources said.in Washington would go over well with officials at the White House and State Department, who see him as a professional and trusted interlocutor, a U.S. official said. Herzog has also cultivated relationships with both parties in Congress, which could come in handy given Netanyahu's strained relations with many top Democrats on Capitol Hill.
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