Chaim Herzog (1918-1997) was an Irish-Israeli politician, military officer, lawyer, diplomat, and author who served as Israel's sixth President from 1983 to 1993. Born in Belfast, Ireland, on September 17, 1918, he was the son of Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Chief Rabbi of Ireland and later the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. Raised primarily in Dublin amid the Irish Civil War, Herzog received a diverse education including Talmudic studies at the Hebron Yeshiva, Wesley College in Dublin, the Government of Palestine Law School in Jerusalem, and universities in London and Cambridge, earning an LL.B. from the University of London in 1941. He immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935, joining the Haganah during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt. During World War II, Herzog served in the British Army, attending officer training at Sandhurst, fighting in tank combat where he was wounded, and later directing intelligence operations in northern Germany. After Israel's independence in 1948, he joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), fighting in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and rising to Director of Military Intelligence before retiring as a major general in 1962. His military career established him as a key figure in Israel's security apparatus. Post-military, he became a prominent statesman and Zionist spokesman, known for his eloquence, retaining an Irish accent and urbane demeanor. He served as ambassador to the United Nations (1975–1978), where he famously denounced Resolution 3379, and as ambassador to the United States (1983). He authored several books and died on April 17, 1997.