Yuval Fuchs (; born 1961) is an Israeli

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. Until August 2016, he was the

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of Israel to Georgia and non-resident Ambassador to Armenia.

Biography

Yuval Fuchs was born and raised in Haifa. His ancestors were deeply rooted in

Safed Safed (known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as Tzfat; Sephardi Hebrew, Sephardic Hebrew & Modern Hebrew: צְפַת ''Tsfat'', Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation, Ashkenazi Hebrew: ''Tzfas'', Biblical Hebrew: ''Ṣǝp̄aṯ''; ar, صفد, ''Ṣafad''), i ...

and Rosh Pina, and were among the founders of Kfar Tavor. In 1979 he enlisted in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

for three years compulsory service, and served in the

Nahal Brigade The 933rd "Nahal" Brigade is one of the Israel Defense Forces main infantry brigades. From August 2019 to June 2021, the brigade was led by . On June 28, was appointed as the new commander. However, three days later, on July 1, Asman suddenly ...

. He then spent a year on a

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

. From 1985 to 1988 he attended the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

and earned a BA in

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

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 Hebrew 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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Yuval Fuchs
Embassy of Israel in Tbilisi {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuchs, Yuval 1961 births Living people Ambassadors of Israel to Armenia Ambassadors of Israel to Georgia (country) Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Israeli civil servants Israeli diplomats Israeli Jews Israeli soldiers People from Haifa University of Freiburg alumni