# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joel-lion
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:26:49.291Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joel-lion"
name: "Joel Lion"
slug: "joel-lion"
description: "Joel Lion is an Israeli diplomat, currently serving as Non-Resident Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Armenia with residence in Jerusalem. A senior member of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1993, he has served as Ambassador to Ukraine, First resident Ambassador of Israel to the Republic of Moldova. He was also Consul-General of Israel in Montreal and Permanent Representative of Israel to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). \nIn Jerusalem, he held roles as Chief of Diplomatic Staff of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Hotovely, Special Envoy for Holocaust Restitution and Director of Public and Academic Affairs.\nLion is known for his work in Holocaust-era property restitution, cultural diplomacy—such as the touring exhibition Open a Door to Israel—and for coordinating Israeli humanitarian assistance in Eastern Europe during conflicts."
tagline: "Israeli diplomat"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joel.official.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Israel"
  isoCode: "IL"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1964"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           41.62
  momentum:             7.492601866605966
  historical:           5.674658666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     40
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/ambassadorlion"
    handle:    "ambassadorlion"
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Lion"
    title: "Joel Lion"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "جويل ليون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "جويل ليون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9B%D1%96%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Йоель Ліон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9F"
    title: "יואל ליאון"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%99%D0%BE%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C"
    title: "Лион, Йоэль"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3180250"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump