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Yinam Cohen (born in November 3 1976) is the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest since August 2021. He is a career diplomat with 16 years of experience in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Cohen was born in Jerusalem, and is a third generation Jerusalemite. His grandparents immigrated to Israel from Iraq, Egypt and Yemen in the 1930s and his parents were born in the city a year before the establishment of the state.

Has a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in business administration from the Hebrew University. After completing his studies, he worked as a consultant at Seldor - one of the largest strategic consulting companies in the Israeli economy.

Biography
Serving in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2006, first as a cadet in the Ministry.

Between the years 2007 - 2010 he went to his first mission in Bogota, Colombia where he served as the deputy ambassador.

He then served as a spokesman for the embassy in Berlin, Germany, between 2010-2012.

In 2015, he went on another mission in Madrid, Spain, as the deputy ambassador.

Between 2018-2020 he managed the Department of Political Affairs at the United Nations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Jerusalem.

With the appointment of Gabi Ashkenazi as Foreign Minister, in 2020, Cohen served as his political advisor.

In 2021 he was appointed to the position of Consul General for the Midwest in the United States. The consulate is located in Chicago, Illinois, which is responsible for nine Midwestern states: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Indiana, Nebraska and Iowa. Upon assuming office, he defined key goals for connecting Israel to the Middle West, and they are a connection to the local African-American and Latino communities.

Personal life
Cohen is married to Ayelet, and they are the parents of three.

Speaks four languages: English, Hebrew, Spanish and German.