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Boaz Rodkin

Boaz Rodkin is an Israeli diplomat who serves as Israel's ambassador to Finland and earlier served as ambassador to Albania.

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Born: 6 October 1962, Haifa
Occupation: diplomat
Education: Tel Aviv University

Boaz Rodkin was born in 1962 in Haifa

Boaz Rodkin was born on October 6, 1962, in Haifa, where he grew up. He served in the IDF as a soldier and officer in the Golani Brigade.

He earned a bachelor's degree in international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2007 he completed a master's degree in public policy at Tel Aviv University.

Rodkin joined the Foreign Ministry cadet course in 1990. He served at the Israeli embassy in Mexico from 1991 to 1996 and was deputy ambassador in Dublin from 2000 to 2003. From 2010 to 2015 he headed the ministry's South America department.

In 2015 he became ambassador to Albania, and in 2016 he was also named non-resident ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. During his term he helped open direct flights between Ben Gurion Airport and Tirana.

On December 17, 2023, the government approved his appointment as ambassador to Finland and non-resident ambassador to Estonia. In 2025 he led visits to Estonia by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and President Isaac Herzog.