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CONTACTS MAP AUSTRALIA *!*  AUSTRALIA Mr. Ehud Gonen Trade Commissioner Israel Trade Commission 6/37 York St. Sydney, NSW 2000 Tel:(+61.2) 9388 0382 Fax:(+61.2) 9386-5107 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/australia E-mail:sydney@israeltrade.gov.il *+* AUSTRIA *!*  AUSTRIA Mr. Yoram Gilady Minister – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel Anton-Frank-Gasse 20 1180 Vienna Tel:(+43.1) 4764-6504 Fax:(+43.1) 4764-6576 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/austria E-mail:vienna@israeltrade.gov.il *+* BELGIUM *!*  BELGIUM Ms. Natalie Gutman-Chen First Secretary – Commercial Affairs Embassy of Israel to Belgium and Luxemburg & Mission of Israel to the EU 40 Av. de l'Observatoire Brussels 1180 Tel:(+32.2) 3735-534/5 Fax:(+32.2) 3735-666 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/belgium E-mail:Natalie.G@israeltrade.gov.il *+* BRAZIL *!*  BRAZIL Mr. Roy Nir   Consul – Economic Affairs Israel Economic Office Av. Brig. Faria Lima, 1713 S.P. 01452-001 Sao Paulo Tel:(+55.11) 3032-3511 Fax:(+55.11) 3032-9233 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/brazil E-mail:brazil@israeltrade.gov.il *+* BULGARIA *!*  BULGARIA Ms. Yifat Inbar First Secretary (Resident in Bucarest, Romania) Embassy of Israel 1 Bulgaria Square N.D.K Administrative Building, 7th Fl. Sofia 1463 Tel:(+359.2) 9516-962/5044 Fax:(+359.2) 9521-101 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/bulgaria E-mail:sofia@moital.gov.il *+* CANADA *!*  CANADA Mr. Jonathan Levy Consul – Economic Affairs Israel Economic Mission 180 Bloor St. West, Suite 700 Toronto, Ontario M5S 2V6 Tel:(+1.416) 6408-540 Fax:(+1.416) 6408-546 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/canada E-mail:toronto@moital.gov.il *+* CHINA – Guangzhou *!*  CHINA – Guangzhou Mr. Dany Tal Counsellor – Economic Affairs for South China Consulate General of Israel 10th Floor, Skyfame Tower8 Linhe Zhong Rd.Tianhe District Guangzhou Tel:(+86.20) 2831-7490/1 Web Site:www.israeltrade.org.cn E-mail:Guangzhou@israeltralde.gov.il *+* CHINA - Beijing *!*  CHINA - Beijing Mr. Hovav Raf Consul - Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel, No. 17 Tian Ze Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600 Tel:86.10.8532-0664 Fax:86.10.8532-0612 E-mail:beijing@israeltrade.gov.il *+* CZECH REPUBLIC *!*  CZECH REPUBLIC Mr. Avi Fridman Minister Counsellor (Resident in Warsaw, Poland) Embassy of Israel Badeniho St. 2 Prague 7, 17000 Tel:(+420.2) 3309-7500/1 Fax:(+420.2) 3309-7529 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/czech-republic E-mail:isratrade@volny.cz *+* FINLAND *!*  FINLAND Mr. Joseph Akerman Counsellor – Economic Affairs (Resident in Stockholm, Sweden) Embassy of Israel Vironkatu 5A 00170 Helsinki Tel:(+358.9) 6812-0226 Fax:(+358.9) 1356-959 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/finland E-mail:helsinki@moital.gov.il *+* FRANCE *!*  FRANCE Mr. Ronen Katz Counsellor, Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel 3 Rue Rabelais 75008 Paris Tel:(+33.1) 4076-5560 Fax:(+33.1) 4076-5329 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/france E-mail:paris@israeltrade.gov.il *+* GERMANY *!*  GERMANY Mr. Inon Elroy Counsellor, Economics and Trade Affairs, Director Israel Trade Center Embassy of Israel Auguste-Viktoria St. 74 14193 Berlin Tel:(+49.30) 2064-490 Fax:(+49.30) 2064-4955 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/germany E-mail:berlin@israeltrade.gov.il *+* HUNGARY *!*  HUNGARY Mr. Yoram Gilady Minister – Economic Affairs (Resident in Vienna, Austria) Embassy of Israel H-1026 Budapest, Full?nk u.8. Tel:(+36.1) 392-6282 Fax:(+36.1) 2000-787 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/hungary E-mail:budapest@israeltrade.gov.il *+* INDIA *!*  INDIA Mr. Mouneer Agbariya Counsellor – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel 3 Aurangzeb Rd. Delhi 110001 Tel:(+91.11) 3041-4518 Fax:(+91.11) 2301-5304 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/india_delhi E-mail:delhi@israeltrade.gov.il *+* INDIA - MUMBAI *!*  INDIA - MUMBAI Elad Goz Consul of Economic Affairs Consulate General of Israel, Ernest house, 16 Fl., 194 NCPA Marg. Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021 Tel:91.22.2202.4643 Fax:91.22.2282.4727 E-mail:mumbai@israeltrade.gov.il *+* POLAND *!*  POLAND Mr. Avi Fridman Minister Counsellor Embassy of Israel Krzywickiego 24 Warsaw 02-078 Tel:(+48.22) 5970-515/549   Fax:(+48.22) 8251-410 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/poland E-mail:warsaw@moital.gov.il *+* U.S.A – Houston *!*  U.S.A – Houston Mr. Roee Madai Consul – Economic Affairs Consulate General of Israel 2 Riverway, Suite 740 Houston, Texas 77056 Tel:(+1.713) 5990-290 Fax:(+1.713) 5990-296 E-mail:roeem@israeltrade.gov.il *+* UNITED KINGDOM *!*  UNITED KINGDOM Mr. Gil Erez Minister – Commercial Affairs Embassy of Israel 2 Palace Green London W8 4QB Tel:(+44.207) 957-9525 Fax:(+44.208) 369-5161 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/uk E-mail:london@moital.gov.il *+* ITALY *!*  ITALY Ms. Leora Hadar Counsellor – Economic Affairs Israel Commercial & Investment Office Corso Europa 12 Milan 20122 Tel:(+390.2) 7601-5545 Fax:(+390.2) 7601-4145 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/italy_milan E-mail:milan@moital.gov.il *+* JAPAN *!*  JAPAN Mr. Eitan Kuperschtuk Minister – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel 3 Nibancho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0084 Tel:(+81.3) 3264-0398/911 Fax:(+81.3) 3264-0829 Web Site:www.israel-keizai.org E-mail:tokyo@israeltrade.gov.il *+* MEXICO *!*  MEXICO Ms. Liat Shaham First Secretary – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel Sierra Madre 215 Lomas de Chapultepec 11000 Mexico City Tel:(+52.55) 5201-1582 Fax:(+52.55) 5201-1558 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/mexico E-mail:mexico@moital.gov.il *+* MYANMAR – Burma *!*  MYANMAR – Burma Mr. Tzahi Selzer First Secretary – Economic Affairs (Resident in Bangkok, Thailand) Embassy of Israel 15, Khbaung St. Hlaing Township Yangon Tel:(+95.1) 515-115 Fax:(+95.1) 515-116 Web Site:www.yangon.mfa.gov.il E-mail:info@yangon.mfa.gov.il *+* NETHERLANDS *!*  NETHERLANDS Mr. Yaron Schrotter First Secretary – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel Buitenhof 47 2513 AH Hague Tel:(+31.70) 376-0514 Fax:(+31.70) 376-0594 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/nl E-mail:hague@moital.gov.il *+* NORWAY *!*  NORWAY Mr. Joseph Akerman Counsellor – Economic Affairs (Resident in Stockholm, Sweden) Embassy of Israel Box 534 Skoyen N-0214 Oslo Tel:(+46.8) 5280-6580 Fax:(+46.8) 660-4406 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/norway E-mail:Stockholm@moital.gov.il *+* ROMANIA *!*  ROMANIA Ms. Yifat Inbar Economic and Commercial Attach? Embassy of Israel Blvd. Dimitrie Cantemir. 1 Sitraco Center Bucharest 4 Tel:(+40.21) 318-9407/8 Fax:(+40.21) 318-9413 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/romania E-mail:Bucharest@israeltrade.gov.il *+* RUSSIAN FEDERATION *!*  RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mr. Eduard Shteinbuk Head of Trade and Economic Mission Embassy of Israel 56 Bolshaya Ordynka St. Moscow 101000 Tel: (+7.495) 797-2737/8/9 Fax:+7 (495) 230-1208 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/russia E-mail:eduard.shteinbuk@israeltrade.gov.il *+* SINGAPORE *!*  SINGAPORE Mr. Shai Zarivatch First Secretary – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel 24 Stevens Close Singapore, 257964 Tel:(+65) 6834-9220 Fax:(+65) 6737-2502 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/singapore E-mail:singapore@israeltrade.gov.il *+* SOUTH AFRICA *!*  SOUTH AFRICA Mr. Or Pearl Head of Economic Mission Embassy of Israel to South Africa, Trade & Economic Office, 4 Sundown Valley Crescent, Sandton 2196, 3rd Fl., Johannesburg Tel:27.11.7839605 E-mail:johannesburg@israeltrade.gov.il *+* SPAIN *!*  SPAIN Ms. Yifat Alon-Perel First Secretary – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel Velazquez 150, 7th Fl. Madrid 28002 Tel:(+34.91) 782-9529/20 Fax:(+34.91) 564-0002 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/spain E-mail:madrid@moital.gov.il *+* SWEDEN *!*  SWEDEN Mr. Joseph Akerman Counsellor – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel Storgatan 31 P.O.B 14006 S-10440 Stockholm Tel:(+46.8) 5280-6580 Fax:(+46.8) 660-4406 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/sweden E-mail:Stockholm@moital.gov.il *+* SWITZERLAND *!*  SWITZERLAND Mr. Ami Levin First Secretary – Economic Affairs Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO Permanent Mission of Israel to the U.N & International Organisation 1-3, Rue de la Paix 1202 Geneva Tel:(+41.22) 7160-507 Fax:(+41.22) 7160-416 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/switzerland E-mail:geneva@moital.gov.il *+* TAIWAN *!*  TAIWAN Mr. Ophir Gore  Director of Economic Affairs ISECO - Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei ITB, Rm. 2408, 24F., 333 Keelung Rd., Sec 1, Taipei 11012, Taiwan Tel:(+886.2) 2757-7221/2 Fax:(+886.2) 2757-7197 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/taiwan   E-mail:economy@taipei.org.il *+* VIETNAM *!*  VIETNAM Mr. Ran Yehezkel Commercial Attach? Embassy of Israel 68 Nguyen Thai-Hoc P.O.B. 003 Hanoi Tel:(+84.4) 3843-3140 Fax:(+84.4) 3843-5760 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/vietnam E-mail:vietnam@israeltrade.gov.il *+* CHILE *!*  CHILE Ms. Barbara Silva Trade Officer Embassy of Israel, San Sebastian 2812, Piso 5 , Las Condes, P.O.B. 146 Stgo 35, Santiago Tel:562.750-0517 Fax:562.750-0549 E-mail:comercial@santiago.mfa.gov.il *+* BULGARIA *!*  BULGARIA Ms. Elena Drenska Trade Officer Embassy of Israel, 1 Bulgaria Square N.D.K, Administrative Building, 7th Fl., Sofia 1463 Tel:359.2.951-5044 Fax:359.2.952-1101 E-mail:sofia@israeltrade.gov.il *+* KOREA (South) *!*  KOREA (South) Mr. Alon Shlesinger First Secretary – Economic Affairs Embassy of Israel 18th Fl. Cheonggye 11 Bldg. 149 Seorin-dong, Jongro-gu Seoul, 110-726 Tel:(+82.2) 321-08544 Fax:(+82.2) 7399-963 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/korea E-mail:korea@israeltrade.gov.il *+* THAILAND *!*  THAILAND Mr. Tzahi Selzer First Secretary – Economic and Trade Affairs Embassy of Israel 75 Soi Wattana Sukhumvit Rd. Soi 19 Bangkok 10110 Tel:(+66.2) 2049-240/1 Fax:(+66.2) 2049-245 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/thailand E-mail:bangkok@moital.gov.il *+* TURKEY *!*  TURKEY Mr. Doron Abrahami Consul Consulate General of Israel Buyukdere Cad. Yapi Kredi Plaza C Blok Kat 7 4 Levent 80620 Istanbul Tel:(+90.212) 317-6547 Fax:(+90.212) 317-6549 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/turkey E-mail:istanbul@moital.gov.il *+* U.S.A – Chicago *!*  U.S.A – Chicago Ms. Noa Asher Consul – Economic Affairs to the Midwest Israel Trade and Investment Center 111 East Wacker Drive, Suit 1230 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Tel:(+1.312) 332-2160 ext. 25 Fax:(+1.312) 332-2163 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/chicago E-mail:chicago@israeltrade.gov.il *+* U.S.A – Los Angeles *!*  U.S.A – Los Angeles Sigal Admony-Ravid Consul for Economic Affairs to the West Coast Government of Israel 6380 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1700 Los Angeles, California 90048 Tel:(+1.323) 6587-924 Fax:(+1.323) 6510-572 Web Site:www.israeleconomicla.com E-mail:losangeles@israeltrade.gov.il *+* U.S.A – New York *!*  U.S.A – New York Mr. Yair Shiran Economic Minister to North America Government of Israel Economic Mission 800 Second Av. New York 10017 Tel:(+1.212) 4995-610 Fax:(+1.212) 4995-615 Web Site:www.israeleconomicmission.com E-mail:newyork@israeltrade.gov.il *+* U.S.A - Washington D.C *!*  U.S.A - Washington D.C Mr. Ohad Cohen Commercial Attach? Embassy of Israel 3514 International Drive N.W. Washington D.C. 20008 Tel:(+1.202) 364-5695 Fax:(+1.202) 364-5647 E-mail:washington@israeltrade.gov.il *+* DENMARK *!*  DENMARK Ms. Helle Pedersen Trade Officer Embassy of Israel, Lundevangsvej 4, 2900 Hellerup Tel:45.8818-5526 Fax:45.8818-5555 E-mail:trade@copenhagen.mfa.gov.il *+* FINLAND *!*  FINLAND Mr. Kalevi Von Behr Senior Commercial Officer Embassy of Israel, Yrjonkatu 36 A, Helsinki 00100 Tel:358.9.6812-0226 Fax:358.9.135-6959 E-mail:Kalevi.vonberh@israeltrade.gov.il *+* CHINA - Shenzhen *!*  CHINA - Shenzhen Mr. Kollins Ke Chief Representative Tel:86.755.2671-2226 E-mail:shenzhen.china@israeltrade.gov.il *+* UKRAINE *!*  UKRAINE Mrs. Alexandra Aronin Commercial Attach? Embassy of Israel, Leso Ukrainki 34, Kiev 252195 Tel:(+380) 44 586 15 52 Web Site:www.israeltrade.gov.il/ukraine E-mail:kiev@israeltrade.gov.il *+*

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