Gilad Cohen, the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Japan
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