Career
As a Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, District of Columbia He was the subject of Federal Bureau of Investigation investigations into the Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal, which involved the leaking of classified information by an employee at the United States Department of Defense. According to Israeli journalist Shmuel Rosner, Gilon"s return to the United States. in late 2005 was an indication that "no serious allegations concerning Israel"s involvement in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) affair still exist."
He received his Bachelor in Political Science at Tel Aviv University and his Masters in International Relations at Budapest Economic University. Gilon joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989 and served as the Deputy Chief of Missions at the Embassy of Israel in Hungary (1990–1995), Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister (1995–1997), Counselor for Political Affairs at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations (1997–2000), and as Director of the Division for Strategic and Military Affairs in the Center for Policy Research in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2000–2002).
