Prior to his appointment to Mumbai, Mr. Shoshani has visited India several times in the past. In 1992, he was sent for a 6-month period, right after the establishment of the full diplomatic relations between India and Israel, there he took part in forming our embassy in the in New Delhi. In 2008 Kobbi had been sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Mumbai right after 26/11 terror attacks and visited India several times afterwards.  

Mr. Shoshani joined Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1991. He served as a first secretary and Consul in the Embassies of Israel in Bangkok and Tokyo from 1997 to 2002. After his return to Israel, he was the Coordinator of the Consular Division. In 2004, he was appointed as counselor in the Embassy of Israel in Stockholm. In 2008 he was functioning as the director of contracts in the finance department. In 2011, he has served in Brussels as a Minister of Management Affairs in the Israeli Mission to EU and for the Israel Embassy to Belgium. In 2015 after he was back home He become the Advisor for the Director General, Amb. Dore Gold. His Last Job was the Head of the division of internal inspection of the Ministry of foreign affairs. 

Mr. Shoshani was born in Israel in 1966, he served in Israel’s Defense Forces, and retired as a Captain in the signal corps. Following his military service, he received a B.A. in International Relations Studies from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and M.A in Public Diplomacy for senior civil servants program from the same university.

Mr. Shoshani is married to Yael De-Paz and has three children.

He speaks Hebrew, English and little French.

He likes to play tennis, ride mountain bikes, and engage in photography. Kobbi is crazy about Indian films and food. Astronomy, history and graphic design are is hidden hobbies.

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