Michael Brodsky (diplomat)

Michael Brodsky (born 1972 in Saint Petersburg) is an Israeli diplomat. Brodsky was sworn in on September 6, 2015 as the Israeli ambassador to The Republic of Kazakhstan.[1] He was succeeded by Ms Liat Wexelman in September, 2018.[2]

Michael Brodsky
Israeli Ambassador to Kazakhstan
Assumed office
September 6, 2015
Personal details
Born1972 (age 47–48)
Saint Petersburg, USSR
Alma materTel Aviv University

Personal life

In 1990, Michael Brodsky made Aliyah to Israel together with his family.

Michael Brodsky received a bachelor's degree in political science, and a master's degree in diplomacy and national security from Tel Aviv University.

Michael Brodsky is married to Regina Shafir and has 3 children.[3]

Career

Brodsky joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2002. He served as press attaché at the Israeli Embassy in Moscow (2003-2008), political attaché at the Israeli Embassy in Moscow (2006-2008) and director of public affairs at the Israeli Embassy in London (2009-2013).[4]

In 2015 he was nominated by the news website 'newsru.co.il'[5] for 'Hero of the Year' award, for being the first civil servant to reach the rank of ambassador from the 1990s Post-Soviet aliyah.[6]

He speaks Russian, Hebrew, English and German.

gollark: Fascinating.
gollark: I wish to gather opinions wrt. minoteaur.
gollark: Oh, and coltrans, while you're here, extant and not subject to macroscale [REDACTED], do you have any opinions/thoughts/transmissible cognitohazards regarding note-taking software?
gollark: YET.
gollark: *he says, on a discord server dedicated to esoteric languages with ~0 practical application*

References
  1. Israeli PM's appointments to the Foreign Service
  2. https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Kazakhstan.aspx Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  3. Ambassador's biography on the embassie's website
  4. "New Israeli Ambassador to Kazakhstan appointed".
  5. "Новости Израиля и мира. События на Ближнем Востоке. Фоторепортажи". newsru.co.il.
  6. "Герои и антигерои Израиля 2015 года". newsru.co.il.
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