The Ambassador

The Ambassador

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    H.E. Yosef Levi Sfari
    Ambassador of the State of Israel



     

    Professional career:

     

     

    August 2023              Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Bulgaria

     

     2020 - 2023              Head of Department at the Latin America Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

                                        Head of the Israeli Foreign Service Worker’s Association

     

    2019 - 2020              Head of Administration of the Israeli Consulate General in NYC and the Israeli Mission to the UN

                                       Israeli Candidate to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions to the United Nations (ACABQ)

     

    2017 - 2018                Consul General, Istanbul, Turkey

     

    2015 - 2017              Director of Department, Conditions of Service for Overseas Personnel, Human Resources & Personnel Training Division

                                      

    2011 - 2014               Head of the Israeli Embassy, Chargé d’affaires, Ankara, Turkey

     

    2010 - 2011               Chief of Staff of the Deputy Director General for Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

     

    2007 - 2010               Deputy Ambassador and Head of Administration and Consular Service, Montevideo, Uruguay

     

    2006                            Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Service

     

    1997 - 2006              Founder and Head of a private law firm in Jerusalem, with specialization in juvenile delinquency, civil law and real estate law   

     

    Education:

     

    2006                           Master of Social Science, Conflict Research Management and Resolution

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    2000                           Master of Law, LI.M., Specializing in European Union Law

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    1996                           Bachelor of Law, LI.B.

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

     

     

    Training and Certifications:

     

    ·        Lawyer, Member of the Israeli Bar Association, 1997 to date

    ·        Mediator, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    ·        Negotiation Studies and Practices, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    ·        The International HR Practitioner (theory and practical elements of management of

             international assignments), ECA International

    ·        Global Mobility course by MERCER – Introduction of expatriates’ compensation and

             benefits

     

     

    Languages:

     

    Hebrew, English, Spanish​