Efraim Nizvitsky Marie Miriam Mosabovsky In 1926 Efraim

Efraim Nizvitsky Marie (Miriam) Mosabovsky In 1926, Efraim adopted the name Abileah following his brother Arie

Career Chronology: 1956 -1961 Vulcan Foundries Ltd. , Haifa, Israel Started and directed the export department 1962 Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Economic Division 1963 -1966 Second Secretary, Economic Affairs - Embassy of Israel, Nicosia, Cyprus 1966 -1969 First Secretary – Embassy of Israel, Manila, the Philippines 1967 -1968 Chargé d´Affaires - Embassy of Israel, Manila 1969 -1973 Deputy Consul General and in charge of Information – Consulate General of Israel, Los Angles 1973 -1974 Deputy Consul General - Consulate General of Israel, New York 1974 -1975 Spokesman of the Ministry for the Foreign Press 1975 -1978 Spokesman of the Ministry and Director of the Press Division 1978 -1981 In charge of information – Consulate General, New York 1981 -1983 Counselor for Congressional Affairs – Embassy of Israel, Washington 1983 -1984 Deputy Director of MASHAV, Center for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1984 -1987 Director of MASHAV – Center for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1987 -1991 Consul General of Israel – Toronto, Canada 1991 -1993 (on leave from the Ministry) Director General of the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, during pre-opening and running in period 1993 (return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Chargé d´Affaires during opening period of the Embassy of Israel in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia 1993 -1995 Attached for special duties to the office of the Inspector General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Inspection of Embassies and recommendations on structural and operational changes). 1996 Retired with rank of Ambassador 1996 up to date Senior Adviser on Planning and Evaluation at MASHAV – Center for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Abileah is also national coordinator of the Regional Agriculture Program – Egypt-Israel-Jordan-Palestinian Authority for the past 10 years (1999 -2010) which is expected to continue.