Ifat Reshef

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Ifat Reshef is an Israeli diplomat who has been the ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein since 2021. [1]

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Early life and Education

Reshef was born in Hadera and grew up in Netanya. She graduated from the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law and the Hebrew University of Jerusalemfor her LL.M. [1]

Career

She started at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel) in 1993 working for the legal department and Center for Political Research. Reshef was posted in Egypt twice and was deputy ambassador in her second tour. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ambassador Ifat Reshef". Embassy of Israel in Switzerland. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. "Ifat Reshef". Embassy of Israel to the United States. Retrieved 4 November 2022.