JIAC Talk

Matan Zamir is Deputy Consul General at the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest. He has been a member of Israel’s Foreign Service since 2011, previously serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Israeli Consulates to Mumbai and to New England. He led a decorated career in the Israeli Defense Forces, retiring in 2003 as a lieutenant. During his service he trained over 1,000 cadets. In 2003, Matan was honored for his service and received the President’s medal of excellence for Israel's 55th Independence Day.

Before joining the Foreign Service, Matan was an International Business Manager at a private Israeli Telecom Company, and the Director of the Training Department of the Israeli Supreme Court, a position that was part of Israel’s Center for Citizenship and Democracy. Matan grew up in Jerusalem where his family has lived for nine generations. He is a lawyer; he received his L.L.B. from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 2008 and like any passionate Israeli, Matan enjoys his basketball, and upon moving to San Francisco he became a proud Golden State fan.