The Israel Project

Miri Eisin, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Foreign Media Advisor

Miri (download photo) is a retired colonel who served for 20 years in the Israeli intelligence community. She served with distinction in various positions including combat units (at the brigade and division levels), the production department (in general headquarters and the northern regional command) and as assistant to the director of military intelligence. From April - May 2002, during Operation Defensive Shield, she served as a special spokeswoman.

Miri was assigned the position of special spokeswoman for the Israeli government during Hezbollah's war against Israel in July 2006 before taking on her current post Sept. 1 as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's foreign media advisor.

Miri is married and has three children. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Tel Aviv University, a master's degree in security studies from Haifa University and is a graduate of the Israeli National Defense College.