Idit Shamir, Consul General
Ms. Idit Shamir began her term as Consul General of Israel in Toronto and Western Canada in August 2021.
Ms. Shamir brings rich diplomatic experience from her service in China, Japan, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Her most recent postings include Head of Special Projects at the Economic Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and until recently, she worked on the economic implementation of the Abraham Accords.
Outside of government, Ms. Shamir joined UNESCO at the United Nations (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), where she acted as Program Specialist (Gender and Basic Education) for the Education for All Movement.
Before joining the Foreign Service, Ms. Shamir owned a private law practice that specialized in representing victims of domestic violence. She also served as a lawyer with the Israeli National Council for the Child, an NGO dedicated to safeguarding childrens' welfare, well-being, and rights. Ms. Shamir also functioned as an apprentice in the legal department of the Israeli Parliament and the Association for Human Rights in Israel.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Bar-Ilan University and a Master of Laws (LLM) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.