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The consul

Consul General of Israel in Guangzhou 

(Amb.) Alex Goldman Shayman
Alex Goldman Shayman

Born in 1971 

Languages:  Fluent in Hebrew, Russian and English​

 

1971 – Born in Sevastopol, USSR

1979 – Immigration to Israel

1990 - 1996 – Army service. Technical Officer (Captain), at the Air Defense forces, IDF.
 

2000 – B.A in Political Science and International Relations, graduate with honor, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

2013- M.A. in Political Science, graduate with honor, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

2006 – 2007 - Cadet Course, the Israeli Ministry Foreign Affairs.

2007 – 2011 – Press Attache and adviser for Public Diplomacy, The Israeli Embassy in the Russian Federation.

2011 – 2013 - Deputy Director, Euro Asian Division, MFA.

2013 – 2015 - Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Israel in Chicago

2015 – 2018 – Deputy Head of mission, Embassy of Israel in Moscow.

20182020 - Head of the Middle East Affairs Department (covering Syria, Lebanon and Jordan), Center for Policy Research, MFA.

2020 – 2022 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Republic of Belarus

April 2022 – Nominated to Israel's Consul General in Guangzhou

Married to Shir and has a girl and two boys.