Martin Peled-Flax was born in New York in 1958. A graduate of Touro College (B.A.) and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (M.A. and Rabbinic Ordination) he was also a "Lady Davis Research Fellow" at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1982-83). From 1984-86 he was on active duty with the Israel Defense Forces.

Martin Peled-Flax joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel in November, 1986. He subsequently served as Consul for Information at the Consulate General of Israel in Houston, TX (1989 - 94) and Ambassador of Israel to the Republic of Belarus (1998-2002). Mr. Peled-Flax has also been a member of Israel's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly on two occasions (1987 &1997).

At the Ministry he served in the Division for International Organizations and in the Division for Information.

Upon his return to Israel from Belarus in September, 2002, he assumed the portfolio of "Combating Anti-Semitism" and "Holocaust Remembrance" at the Ministry.

In March 2005 he was appointed Director of the Department for anti-Semitism & Holocaust Issues at the Ministry.

In August 2005, Mr. Peled-Flax was posted to the Embassy of Israel in Washington as Minister - Counselor for Domestic Political Affairs.

Martin Peled-Flax holds the permanent rank of Minister - Counselor in the Foreign Service of the State of Israel.