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H.E. AMBASSADOR OF ISRAEL MODI EPHRAIM

Modi Ephraim, born on December 29, 1965, in Tel Aviv, Israel, married to Anat and has four children. He served in the Israeli Air Force from 1984 to 1987 as a traffic controller and flight instructor, where he trained flight control personnel and operators. He is fluent in Hebrew, English, and Spanish.

Work experience:

• 2021 - Present: Ambassador of Israel to The Netherlands, based in The Hague
• 2014 – 2021: Deputy Director General, Head of Latin American and Caribbean Division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
• 2011 – 2014: Ambassador of Israel to Peru, based in Lima.
• 2009 – 2011: Senior Political Advisor to President Shimon Peres.
• 2005 – 2008: Minister-Counselor, Israeli Embassy, Argentina – Jurisdiction for Paraguay.
• 2004 – 2005: Deputy Director for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, Latin American Division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
• 2001 – 2003: Responsible for Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean countries, Latin American Division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
• 2000 - 2001 Lawyer, Claims Department, Legal Division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
• 1997 – 2000: Israeli Consul, General Consulate, Houston, Texas – Handling political and cultural issues, public diplomacy, and communications in the southwestern United States (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico).
• 1995 – 1997: Consul, Israeli Embassy, Guatemala – Management of personnel, budget; handling political, consular, economic, and cultural matters.
• 1993 – 1994: Lawyer, "Amitai" Law Firm, Tel Aviv – Commercial and civil law.
• 1992 – 1993: Internship, "Amitai" Law Firm, Tel Aviv.
• 1990 – 1992: Practice in commercial law, civil law, and real estate law, "Gerstel" Law Firm, Tel Aviv

Education

• 2016: Wexner Foundation Program for Senior Leaders (WSL), Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge.
• 2003: Management Course, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
• 2001 – 2002: Master’s Degree with Honors, Business Administration (MBA), Derby University.
• 1995: Economic Specialization – Course on International Commercial Business, Israeli Export and International Cooperation Institute; Workshop on Entrepreneurship, Teffen Industrial Park.
• 1995: Administrative Officer's Course – Budget Management and Manpower.
• 1994 – 1995: Cadets Course, Ministry for Foreign Affairs – Areas of Study: Political Science and International Relations, Communications and Journalism, Human Resources Management, Public Speaking.
• 1993: Lawyer; Member of the Israeli Bar Association.
• 1988 – 1992: BA in Law (LLB), University of Tel Aviv.

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