Shani Cooper

Shani Cooper-Zubida has been the Ambassador of Israel to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone since August 15, 2018. For a short time, she was Chargé d'affaires in Turkey., She replaces Ami Mehl. At the time of her appointment, Cooper was the only woman serving as an ambassador in Africa.

Biography Before entering the foreign service, Cooper was an editor at Haaretz and an assistant professor for political science at Tel Aviv University and at the Open University.

Cooper earned a B.A. degree in political science and Journalism and an M.A. degree in Political Science (Magna Sum Laude), both from Tel Aviv University.