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The ambassador

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Kingdom of Thailand

H.E. Ms. Orna Sagiv
Ambassador of Israel to Thailand

Educational background:
2014 - MA (with Highest Honors- Summa Cum Laude), Diplomacy and Defense,
Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
1993 - BA (with Highest Honors - Summa Cum Laude), Political Studies and Criminology,
Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

Professional background:
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Kingdom of Cambodia (Residence in Bangkok)
from 30JUN22
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Kingdom of Thailand
from 23FEB22
Chargée d'Affaires a.i.: Embassy of Israel, Bangkok
July 2021
 Inspector General: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2016-2021
Director, Organizational Strategy Department, Director-General's Bureau: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2013-2016

Consul General of Israel in Mumbai, India
2008-2013

Counsellor, South-East Asia Department: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2006-2008

Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel, Canberra, Australia
2002-2006

Acting Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand
2003-2004

First Secretary, Palestinian Affairs Department and North East Asia Department Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999-2002

Spokesperson, Embassy of Israel, Beijing, China
1996-1999

Cadet: Chinese Studies, Taipei, Taiwan
1995-1996

Cadet at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1993-1995