Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Hungary, Yacov Hadas-Handelsman
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Born: 22 August 1957, Tel Aviv, Israel
Married to Ita Hadas-Handelsman, three sons
EDUCATION:
M.A. – Near East Studies, Hebrew University Jerusalem - 2000
B.A. – International Relations and Near East Studies,
University of Tel Aviv - 1983
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2019-2024 Ambassador of Israel to Hungary, Budapest
2017-2019 Israel’s Special Envoy for Sustainability and Climate
Change, and also, Co-chairman of the Inter-Ministerial
Task Force, which issued Israel’s first voluntary national
report (VNR) submitted to the UN in July 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
2012-2017 Ambassador of Israel to Germany, Berlin
2011-2012 Ambassador of Israel to the European Union and NATO, Brussels, Belgium
2006-2011 Deputy Director General, Head of the Middle East and Peace Process Division
(in charge of Israel’s relations with the Arab world, member of the Negotiating
Team with the Palestinians / civil affairs, “Annapolis Process”), and also,
Deputy Chairman of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC - Muscat, Oman)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
2003-2006 Ambassador of Israel to The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Amman
2001-2003 Ambassador, Head of the Israeli Trade Representation Office
Doha, Qatar
1999-2001 Diplomatic Advisor to the Deputy Foreign Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
1998-1999 Director, Syria and Lebanon Department, Center for Political Research
(involved in another round of the Syrian peace talks)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
1993-1998 Counsellor for Political and Middle East Affairs
Israeli Embassy in London, United Kingdom
1991-1993 Syria Desk Officer, Center for Political Research
(also involved in the Syrian track of the peace talks in Washington D.C. – the Madrid process)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
1989-1991 Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM)
(responsible for bilateral- and United Nations issues)
Israeli Embassy in Vienna, Austria
1986-1989 Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM)
Israeli Legation in Ankara, Turkey
1984-1986 Academic Fellow at The Rothschild Foundation
1983 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
1975-1983 Military service (attained the rank of Captain)
LANGUAGES:
Hebrew, English, German, Arabic and Turkish