Ambassador Ron Dermer left his role as Ambassador to the U.S. He wrote: "It has been a profound honor to represent Israel in America for the past 7 years. The relationship between our two countries is stronger than it has ever been. I am confident it will get even stronger in the future and that Israel will ultimately prove to be the most important ally of the United States in the 21st century.
"I want to thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for placing his confidence in me, my Israeli colleagues in Washington and Jerusalem for their professionalism, my staff in the Ambassador’s office for their devotion, and my wife Rhoda for everything.
"May God bless America. May God bless Israel. And May God bless our great alliance."
He also wrote: "Good luck, Gilad! I am confident that our new Ambassador to Washington, Gilad Erdan, will further strengthen the great alliance between America and Israel, and I wish him the best of success."