Joshua Zarka

Joshua Zarka Facebook photo. Uploaded to Facebook on 24 June 2017.

Joshua Zarka with Ambassador Catherine Koika, Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Chair. Uploaded on 20 November 2019.

Career

• Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. Jul 2018 – Present
• Director of North American Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israel, Aug 2015 – Jul 2018.
• Minister, Embassy of Israel to the US (Washington DC), Aug 2011 – Aug 2015.
• Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel (Jersualem), Mar 2009 – Aug 2011.
• Director of External Relatios, Irael Atomic Energy Commission, Mar 2007 – Mar 2009.
• Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Israel to the Comference on Disarmament, 2002 – Aug 2006.
• Deputy Director, Coordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Aug 1998 – Aug 2002.

Eductation

• Graduate, National Security Policy Studies, Israel National Defence College, 2015-2016.
• Master's Degree, Political Science and Government, University of Haifa, 2015-2016.
• Bachelor of Arts, History and Economics, The Hebrew University, 1986-1991.

Activities

Mr. Zarka began his diplomatic career overseas with postings in the Ivory Coast and Montreal from 1993-1998. On his return to Israel, he served as a Deputy Director at the MFA from 1998-2002, responsible for the development of diplomatic relations with the GCC. He continued overseas work as Israel’s Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva from 2002-2006, followed by his positions as Counselor in the Division of Strategic Affairs at the MFA (2006-2007) and Director of External Relations at the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (2007-2009).

Contact

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• Twitter - https://twitter.com/yzarka