Giora Becher

Giora Becher was born in 1950 in Misgav Am

Giora Becher was born on February 7, 1950, in Kibbutz Misgav Am. He later moved to Netanya and finished high school there at the Tchernichovsky school in 1968.

He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and political science from Tel Aviv University and a master's degree from the University of Haifa. He graduated from the National Defense College in 1995.

Becher joined the Foreign Ministry cadet course in 1978 and served in the Dominican Republic and Argentina. In 1989 he became head of the consulate in Mumbai, and in 1992 he was the first head of Israel's embassy in New Delhi after the two countries set up full relations. From 2000 to 2004 he was Consul General in Philadelphia.

He was ambassador to Brazil from 2008 to 2011, a period that included the first official visit of a Brazilian president to Israel. He then served as a special ambassador for international cooperation and later as ambassador to Colombia.

In 2013 he published a book on how India and Israel established diplomatic relations. He retired in 2015, lived in Netanya, and was married with 3 children. He died on April 4, 2023.