Irit Yakhnes is the Deputy Consul General of Israel to New England.
In her previous diplomatic mission, she served at the Israeli Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, as the Head of Public Diplomacy and Charge d’affaires.
Prior to this, Irit was based at the Israeli Embassy in Moscow with Israel’s Ministry of Defense. She has also worked on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Irit holds a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies and Criminology from Bar-Ilan University.