Avi Gil (Hebrew: אבי גיל; born January 11, 1955) is a former Israeli diplomat who served as director general of The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Gil has been closely involved in Israel's policy-making and peace efforts, including the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords.

[2] His book: "Shimon Peres, An Insider’s Account of the Man and the Struggle for a New Middle East" has been published by I.B.

[4] Gil holds master degrees from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Political Science) and from Harvard Kennedy School (Public Administration).

[5] Avi Gil, Shimon Peres: an insider's account of the man and the struggle for a New Middle East, London: I.B.