The Ambassador

H.E. Yahel Vilan

  •   Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Serbia and non-resident Ambassador to Montenegro
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    I’d like to invite you all to join us in our efforts to enhance the strong and long friendship between the two peoples.
     
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  • Curriculum Vitae

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    Positions

    September 2020 -      Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia and non-resident Ambassador to                                           Montenegro 

    2017 – 2020               Director, East and Southern Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,                                       Jerusalem

     

    2015 – 2017               Ambassador to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Seychelles, Embassy of Israel Nairobi, Kenya

     

    2011 – 2015               Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel, India

     

    2010 – 2011               Deputy Director of Export Control Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

     

    2008 – 2010               Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel, Warsaw, Poland

     

    2005 – 2008               Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel, Budapest, Hungary

     

    2004 – 2005               Counselor, North-East Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

     

    2003 – 2004               First Secretary, Palestinian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

     

    2001 – 2003               Consul of Public Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York

     

    1999 – 2001               First Secretary, Embassy of Israel, Hanoi, Vietnam

     

    1998 – 1999               Charge d’Affairs, Embassy of Israel, Hanoi, Vietnam

     

    1997 – 1998               Charge d’Affairs, Embassy of Israel, Kinshasa, DRC

     

    1996 – 1997               Second Secretary, North-East Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

    Education

    2003 – 2005               MA in Security Studies, Tel Aviv University

     

    1995 – 1996               Cadet Training Course by Ministry of Foreign Affairs

     

    1992 – 1995              BA in Political Science, Tel Aviv University

    Personal

    Date-of-Birth              1 January 1968

    Marital Status            Married + 4

    Languages                Hebrew, English, French (basic level)