. ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁University ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁receiving ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁Political ▁Science ▁and ▁English ▁Language ▁and ▁Liter ature , ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Mass ▁Communic ation . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Soci ology . ▁ ▁Amb assador ▁M ek el ▁served ▁as ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁advis er ▁to ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Y itz h ak ▁Sh am ir ▁( 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 8 9 ) ▁and ▁Director ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁Broadcast ing ▁Author ity , ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁State ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁( 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 3 ). ▁His ▁roles ▁as ▁a ▁diplom at ▁included ▁Cons ul ▁General ▁of ▁Israel ▁to ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁United ▁States ▁based ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia ▁( 1 9 9 3 - 2 0 0 0 ), ▁Deput y ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁Israel ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁( 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 4 ), ▁and ▁Cons ul ▁General ▁of ▁Israel ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁department ▁and ▁sp okes man ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁General ▁for ▁Cultural ▁and ▁Scient ific ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁assumed ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Amb