Yaffa Ben-Ari

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Yaffa Ben-Ari is an Israeli diplomat and had served as an Israeli Ambassador to Japan from November 2017 to October 2021. [1] Before that, she was Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Head of the Economic Affairs Division. Ben-Ari was also Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro and non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia as well as Consulate General in San Francisco, California. [2]

She graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in political science, received an M.A. degree (with distinction) from the University of Haifa and an Executive M.B.A. degree from Bar-Ilan University. [2]

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  1. Yaffa Ben-Ari on Twitter: "Godbye #Japan! I had a wondeful experience!! Wish you all great time and hope Covid 19 goes away soon and we can visit each other again! See you in #Israel https://t.co/kDPDx06kvZ"
  2. 1 2 "The Ambassador". The Embassy of Israel in Japan. Retrieved 23 April 2020.