Irit Ben-Abba
{{Short description|Israeli diplomat}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Irit Ben-Abba
| image = Irit Ben-Aba (cropped).jpg
| native_name = אירית בן-אבא
| native_name_lang = he
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1958}}
| office = 9th Israeli Ambassador to China
| term_start = 22 February 2021
| birth_place = Tel Aviv, Israel
| occupation = Diplomat
| predecessor = Zvi Heifetz
| primeminister = {{plainlist|
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Irit Ben-Abba Vitali ({{Langx|he|אירית בן-אבא}}; born 1958){{cite news |title=Israel approves raft of new envoys, including controversial ambassador to UK |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-approves-raft-new-envoys-including-controversial-ambassador-uk |access-date=2 August 2021 |publisher=Middle East Eye |date=August 3, 2020}} is the current Israeli ambassador to China and non-resident ambassador to Mongolia since 2021.{{cite web |title=Israel's Ambassador to China, Ms. Irit Ben Abba |url=https://embassies.gov.il/beijing-en/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Ambassador-to-China,-Irit-Ben-Abba.aspx |website=Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=2 August 2021}}
Education
Between 1979-1982 Ben-Abba studied at and graduated cum laude from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, majoring in East Asian Studies and English Linguistics.
Between 2003-2005 Ben-Abba did executive MBA studies at the Hebrew University.
Career
Ben-Abba has served as Ambassador to Albania from 2004 until 2006 (concurrent with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (2014-2019), North Macedonia (2004-2006) and the Philippines (2000-2004). She is the current Israeli Ambassador to China, having arrived to Beijing on 22 February, 2021. She was also Deputy Director General of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.{{cite web |title=Ambassador Gao Yanping meets with Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel |url=http://il.china-embassy.org/eng/xwdt/t871978.htm |website=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the state of Israel |access-date=2 August 2021}}
References
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Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Albania
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to China
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Greece
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to North Macedonia
Category:Ambassadors of Israel to the Philippines