The Ambassador

The Ambassador

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    ​Name: Modi Ephraim 
    Date of Birth: December 29, 1965 
    Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Israel Marital Status: Married; 4 children

    Education:

    2016 - Wexner foundation program for senior leaders (WSL), Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge.

    2001 - 2002 Master's degree with honors, Business Administration (MBA), Derby University.

    1993 Lawyer; member of Israeli Bar Association

    LILEIL

    1988 - 1992 BA in law (LLB), University of Tel Aviv

    Additional Courses/Training

    2003 Management course, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

    1994 - 1995 Cadets course, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Areas of study: Political Science and International Relations, Communications and Journalism, Human Resources Management, Public Speaking.

    1995 Economic specialization - Course on international commercial Business, Israeli Export and International Cooperation Institute Workshop on entrepreneurship, Teffen Industrial Park.

    1995 Administrative Officer's course, Budget Management and Manpower.

    Work Experience

    Nov. 2014- Deputy Director General. , Head of Latin American and Caribbean Division.

    2011 - 2014

    Ambassador of Israel in Lima-Peru

    2009-2011 Senior Political Advisor to President Shimon Peres

    2005 - 2008 Minister - Counselor, Israeli Embassy, Argentina. Jurisdiction for Paraguay.

    2004 - 2005 Deputy Director of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Latin American division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

    2001 - 2003 Responsible for Mexico, Central America and Caribbean countries, Latin American division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

    2000 Lawyer, Claims Department, Legal Division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

    1997 - 2000 Israeli Consul, General Consulate, Houston, Texas Handling of political and cultural issues, public diplomacy and communications in southwest United States (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico).

    1995 - 1997 Consul, Israeli Embassy, Guatemala Management of personnel, budget; handling of political, consular, economic and cultural matters.

    1993-1994 Lawyer, "Amitai" Law Firm, Tel Aviv Commercial law, civil law.

    1992 - 1993 Internship, "Amitai" Law Firm, Tel Aviv

    1990 - 1992 Practice in commercial law, civil law and real estate law, "Gerstel" Law Firm, Tel Aviv.

    Military Service

    1984 - 1987 Air Force traffic controller Air Force flight instructor for flight control personnel and operators.

    Languages

    Hebrew, English, Spanish