Ifat Reshef () is an Israeli diplomat who has been the ambassador to Switzerland and

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east ...

since 2021.

Early life and education

Reshef was born in

Hadera Hadera (, ) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon plain, Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5 mi) of ...

and grew up in

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. She graduated from the

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

Faculty of Law and the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...

for her LL.M.

Career

She started at the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel) The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (; ) is one of the most important ministries in the Israeli government. The ministry's role is to implement Israel's foreign policy, and promote economic, cultural, and scientific relations with other co ...

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.

References

Living people Ambassadors of Israel to Liechtenstein Ambassadors of Israel to Switzerland Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni Israeli women ambassadors Tel Aviv University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Israel-diplomat-stub