RAPHAEL SCHUTZ
Ambassador of Israel to the Holy See
Born in 1957 in Israel.
Married to Mrs. Michal Ron.
He joined the Diplomatic Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 1983, positions:
- Second Secretary in Chile (1987-1991)
- Director of the Euro-Mediterranean Department, MFA. (1996-1999)
- Ambassador in Colombia (1999-2001)
- Director of the Department for Central Europe Countries, MFA (2001-2003)
- General Director of the Bureau for Cultural and Scientific Affairs, MFA (2003-2005)
- General Director of the Department of Coordination, MFA (2005-2007)
- Ambassador in Spain and Andorra (2007-2011)
- General Director of the Division of European Affairs, MFA (2011-2014)
- Ambassador in Norway and Iceland (2014-2018)
- Instructor for Diplomacy and International Relations at the Israeli College of National Defense (INDC) (2018-2019)
Languages: Hebrew, English and Spanish.