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Yuval Fuchs
Installed 2012
Term ended 2016
Predecessor Itzhak Gerberg
Successor Shabtai Tsur
Personal details
Born 1961 (age 63–64)
Haifa, Israel
Occupation Ambassador

Yuval Fuchs (Hebrew: יובל פוקס‎; born 1961) is an Israeli diplomat. Until August 2016, he was the Ambassador of Israel to Georgia and non-resident Ambassador to Armenia.[1]

Biography[]

Yuval Fuchs was born and raised in Haifa. His ancestors were deeply rooted in Safed and Rosh Pina, and were among the founders of Kfar Tavor. In 1979 he enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces for three years compulsory service, and served in the Nahal Brigade. He then spent a year on a kibbutz.

From 1985 to 1988 he attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and earned a BA in Philosophy and History. From 1989 to 1991, he studied at the University of Freiburg in Germany, graduating with a master's degree in Philosophy and History. During his studies in Germany, he worked as a research assistant and language teacher at the University of Frieburg and the University of Hamburg.

Diplomatic career[]

In 1994 joined the Israeli Foreign Service and has served in various positions in the Israeli diplomatic missions in Prague, Berlin and Moscow. In August 2012 he was appointed Israel's ambassador to Georgia and non-resident ambassador to Armenia until August 2016.

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