Asaf Shariv (; born April 6, 1972) was

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’s Consul General in

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from August 2007 until 2010.‘New approach’: An interview with Israel’s new consul general in NY
, New Jersey Jewish News, published December 27, 2007. He is the youngest diplomat to date that has ever been designated this position. Prior to his appointment, Shariv was the Director of Media and Public Affairs to Prime Ministers

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and

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, where his responsibilities included supervising the Government’s Press Office and Advertising Bureau.Heads of States
, by Gil Hoffman, New Jersey Jewish News, published July 24, 2008. He was also the spokesman for various government agencies, such as the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (

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), the Atomic Energy Committee, the National Security Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Unit. In 2002, when Shariv joined the Prime Minister’s Office as Senior Advisor to

’s Chief-of-Staff,An Israeli Diplomat Offers Positive View
by Richard W. Stevenson, Litchfield County Times, published June 27, 2008. he sat on the Prime Minister’s committee that discussed strategic issues with the American government, and was instrumental in formalizing the MOU between

and the

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regarding the

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.Israel to coordinate with U.S. on moves
USA Today, December 16, 2003. He was also a member of the special task force that dealt with issues such as the route of the

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, the disengagement from Gaza and the U.S. guarantees on Israeli bonds.Israel to Begin Controversial Phase of Barrier Construction
New York Times, published June 14, 2004.

Biography

Consul General Shariv got his start in Public Affairs in 1990, as a soldier in the IDF, during which time he was a reporter and senior editor for the weekly BaMachane, the official newspaper of the Israeli military.Consul General Talks Israeli and Palestinian Peace Negotiations
, By Amanda Ciccatelli, The Recorder, published April 23, 2008. In 1993, Mr. Shariv was promoted to Acting Editor-in-Chief of BaMachane. From 1994–1995, he worked as a deputy editor at Globes newspaper.

Education

In 1997, he earned a degree in law from The Interdisciplinary Center of

, and until 2002 practiced as an attorney at the

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firm of Weissglass-Almagor.

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