Israel Appoints New Ambassadors Ahead of Congo Embassy Opening

Israel's Foreign Ministry Appointments Committee has approved a series of senior diplomatic appointments, including new ambassadors to India, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The appointments, headed by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, will be brought for final approval by the ministerial committee for foreign service appointments and the government plenum.

Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, currently Deputy Director General of the Africa Division, has been appointed as Israel's Ambassador to New Delhi, and non-resident ambassador to Bhutan and Sri Lanka. She previously served as ambassador to Ghana and deputy ambassador to the UK.

Ronit Nudelman Pearl, currently a minister in the Europe Division, will become the ambassador to Accra, and non-resident ambassador to Liberia and Sierra Leone. Her prior roles include director of the civilian diplomacy department and consul in Boston.

Kobi Shoshani, who currently serves as ambassador for Indian communities affairs in the North America Division, has been appointed as Israel's resident ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He previously served as Consul General in Mumbai and head of internal audits.

This appointment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo coincides with the planned opening of Israel's embassy in Kinshasa and the Congo's decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem. This move will make Congo the eleventh country to establish an embassy in Israel's capital.