Governor Andrew Cuomo is headed to Israel for the funeral service for former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres.

He will be leaving Thursday.

Cuomo met with Peres during the Governor's trip to Israel in 2014.

Peres died Wednesday in Tel Aviv two weeks after suffering a major stroke.

He held nearly every senior government office in Israel over a nearly seven decade career, and helped develop the country's military.

He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his role in brokering the Oslo peace accords with the Palestinian Authority.

In 2007 at the age of 83, he was sworn in as Israel's president and served until 2014.

In 2012, he was awarded America's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In a statement, President Barack Obama said in part, "Shimon Peres was a soldier for Israel, for the Jewish people, for justice, for peace, and for the belief that we can be true to our best selves - to the very end of our time on Earth, and in the legacy that we leave to others."

Cuomo said Peres "was not only a great leader for his country, but one of the most profound statesmen our world has ever known."

And Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted, "New Yorkers mourn Shimon Peres, a tireless advocate for Israel and a visionary crusader for peace."

The Israeli foreign ministry says President Obama will attend Peres' funeral on Friday along with Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Shimon Peres was 93.