Boaz Rodkin
{{Short description|Israeli diplomat}}
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Boaz Rodkin was the Ambassador of Israel to Albania from April 2015 until 2019.{{cite web |title=Ambassador Noah Gal Gendler |url=https://embassies.gov.il/tirana/AboutTheEmbassy/Pages/The-ambassador.aspx |website=The Ambassador |publisher=Israel Embassy in Albania |accessdate=26 May 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bankofalbania.org/Press/Press_Releases/Governor_Sejko_meets_the_Ambassador_of_Israel_in_Tirana_HEBoaz_Rodkin.html|title=Governor Sejko meets the Ambassador of Israel in Tirana, H.E. Boaz Rodkin|website=www.bankofalbania.org}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ambasadat.gov.al/israel/en/welcoming-meeting-former-israeli-ambassador-albania|title=Welcoming meeting with former israeli Ambassador to Albania | Albanian Embassy in Israel|website=www.ambasadat.gov.al}} Since 2016, Rodkin has been the non-resident Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{cite web |title=Albania |url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Albania.aspx |website=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |accessdate=21 April 2020}}
Early life
Rodkin, born and raised in Haifa, graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations, and earned a Master's degree in Public Policy from Tel Aviv University.
Ambassador to Albania
{{see also|Albania–Israel relations}}
Rodkin was involved in what has been described as helping “to establish the ground-breaking scheduled direct flights between Tel Aviv and Tirana, bringing a record-breaking number of Israeli tourists to the Western Balkan country.”{{cite news |last1=Milloja |first1=Genc |title=EXCLUSIVE/Ambassador Rodkin: Israel's Relations with Albania Are Robust |url=https://www.albaniandailynews.com/index.php?idm=30430&mod=2 |accessdate=21 April 2020 |publisher=Albanian Daily News |date=April 18, 2019}}{{cite news |title=Israeli Tourists in Albania Triple During Summer |url=https://invest-in-albania.org/israeli-tourists-in-albania-triple-during-summer/ |accessdate=21 April 2020 |publisher=Invest in Albania |date=August 5, 2019}}