Ambassador Benjamin (Benny) Sharoni Consul General of Israel to New England
Benjamin (Benny) Sharoni is the current Consul General of the State of Israel to New England, heading its mission in Boston, MA since August 2024.
CG Sharoni, a career diplomat with over 20 years of experience working for the Government of Israel, has spent much of his career focusing on strategic issues and Middle East diplomacy.
Most recently (2021-2024), CG Sharoni served as the Director of the Arms Control Department at the Strategic Affairs Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, where he led Israel's inter-agency policy process on various Arms Control issues, including responsible military behavior in outer space and the responsible military usage of Artificial Intelligence.
Beforehand, CG Sharoni served as the Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington DC (2016-2021)
Before serving in DC, CG Sharoni was a Policy Advisor to the Israeli Foreign Minister, focusing on Middle East issues. He also served, in parallel, as Israel’s delegate to the UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee in New York from 2013 to 2015.
Previously, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Budapest, Hungary, as well as a Political Counselor at the Embassy of Israel in Cairo, Egypt.
CG Sharoni, a graduate of the Tel Aviv University, received his Master’s degree (magna cum laude) in Political Science from the “Abba Eban Program of Studies in Diplomacy” and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
CG Sharoni is fluent in Hebrew, English, and Arabic and conversational in Spanish and Hungarian.
CG Sharoni is here in Boston with his wife and their two daughters.