Ambassador Gilad Cohen has assumed office as Ambassador of Israel to Japan in October 2021. Previously he was Deputy Director General for Asia and Pacific division in the Israel Minstry of Foreign Affairs. During his diplomatic career, he served in the Embassy of Israel in Turkey and Brazil. In 2005 he was awarded “Civil Service Award of Excellence”, for his work in the position of the Political Counselor in Israel's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. He holds B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and M.A. in Security and Diplomacy from Tel Aviv University.