Yosi Levi Sfari, the Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Bulgaria
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