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Michael Brodsky (born 1972 in Saint Petersburg) is an Israeli diplomat. Brodsky was sworn in on September 6, 2015 as the Israeli ambassador to The Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Personal life
In 1990, Michael Brodsky made Aliyah to Israel together with his family.
Michael Brodsky received a bachelor's degree in political science, and a Master's degree in diplomacy and national security from Tel Aviv University.
Michael Brodsky is married to Regina Shafir and has 3 children.
Career
Brodsky joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2002. He served as press attaché at the Israeli Embassy in Moscow (2003-2008), political attaché at the Israeli Embassy in Moscow (2006-2008) and director of public affairs at the Israeli Embassy in London (2009-2013).
In 2015 he was nominated by the news website 'newsru.co.il' for 'Hero of the Year' award, for being the first civil servant to reach the rank of ambassador from the 1990s Post-Soviet aliyah.
He speaks Russian, Hebrew, English and German.