Sharon Bar-Li

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Sharon Bar-li is the Deputy Director of the Africa Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel) [1] and was the Israeli ambassador to Ghana and Liberia from 2011 until 2015. While serving in Ghana, she was responsible for opening the Israeli embassy for the first time in 38 years., [2] [3] She was later appointed deputy ambassador to London. [4]

Bar-Li earned a BA in Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science from Tel Aviv University. [2]

In February 2023, Bar-Li was ejected from an African Union summit in Addis Ababa while serving as Israel's envoy to the event. [5]

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References

  1. Bassist, Rina (June 1, 2022). "Abraham Accords accelerate Israel-Africa rapprochement". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Deputy Ambassador". Embassy of Israel, London. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. Mehler, Andreas; Melber, Henning; van Walraven, Klaas (2013). Africa Yearbook Volume 8: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2011. Brill. ISBN   978-90-04-23398-0 . Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. Kolirin, Lianne (February 28, 2017). "Israel's new deputy ambassador starts work in UK". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "Israel slams 'severe' ejection of envoy from African Union summit in Addis Ababa". Al Arabiya.