Consul General of Israel in Shanghai
Ravit Baer is the Consul General of Israel in Shanghai since January 2023.
Ravit is a career diplomat at the Israeli Foreign Service since 2004. She served as the Deputy Head of Mission to the Israeli Embassy in the Ivory Coast (2005-2007) and to Cyprus (2007-2010). She was posted at the Department for Multilateral European Organizations (2010-2015) where she was responsible for coordinating Israel’s cooperation with the European Union, NATO, OSCE and UFM, and was also responsible for coordinating the implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy in Israel. She later served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco (2015-2019). In her last position prior to Shanghai Ravit headed the Department for Counter Proliferation at the Strategic Division (2019-2022).
Prior to Joining the Israeli MFA, Ravit served as a legal advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office (2003-2004).
Ravit Baer holds an L.L.B (2001) and an L.L.M specializing in constitutional and administrative law (2003), both from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She is a certified lawyer and a member of the Israeli Bar Association.
Ravit Baer was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She is married and has three children.