Personal data

Born in Israel on 11 October 1967

1985 – 1988:     Compulsory service in the Israel Defense Forces

Family status:    Married + 3 children

Languages:       Hebrew, English, Portuguese

Positions in the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

10/2021              Ambassador of Israel to Japan

2017 – 2021       Deputy Director General for Asia and Pacific division

2014 – 2017       Deputy Director General for Coordination and Diplomacy Planning, Bureau of the Director General

2011 – 2014       Director of the Bureau of the Director General and Head of the Bureau for Coordination

2008 – 2011       Director of the Coordination Department in the Bureau for Coordination

2004 – 2008      Political Counselor in Israel's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York

2004 – 2004      Political Counselor in the Coordination Department in the Bureau for Coordination

2001 – 2004      Political Secretary in the Coordination Department in the Bureau for Coordination

1999 – 2001      Political Secretary in the Embassy of Israel in Ankara, Turkey

1996 – 1999      Political Secretary in the Embassy of Israel in Brasilia, Brazil

1994 – 1996      Diplomatic Cadet

Special Awards

2005                  Civil Service Award of Excellence for work in the position of the Political Counselor in Israel's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York

Positions Prior to the MFA

1988 – 1992      Instructor in the Magen David Adom (Israel's emergency medical services)

Education

1991 – 1994      B.A. Degree in Political Science and International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2019 – 2020      M.A. Executive studies in Security and Diplomacy, Tel Aviv University