Alon Ushpiz

Born in 1966, Ushpiz studied at Hebrew Reali School in Haifa. He served in the Israel Defense Forces and was discharged in 1987 at the rank of lieutenant.^[1]

In 1992, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in international relations and Japanese studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and joined the Foreign Ministry. After the completion of the cadet course, he was assigned to the Embassy of Israel in Tokyo, where he served as an intern and later as political secretary. During his time in Tokyo, he studied social sciences and communication at the University of Tokyo.^[1]

In 1999, he was appointed as the political advisor to Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami. In 2003, he was assigned to the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C., where he served as a minister for United States Congressional affairs. In 2007, he was appointed head of the coordination division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In July 2011 he was appointed Israel's ambassador to India and non-resident ambassador to Sri Lanka. On 12 August 2011, he presented his credentials to the President of India Pratibha Patil. After serving in this position till 2014, he was appointed as head of the political and strategic division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August of the same year.^[1][2]

In June 2020, the government of Israel approved Ushpiz's appointment as Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He held this position till his resignation in January 2023 and was succeeded by Ronen Levy^[3][4]

Ushpiz and his wife Inbar have two children. He is fluent in Hebrew, English, German, Arabic and Japanese.^[1][5]