) ▁is ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁diplom at . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁C ohen ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁armed ▁forces ▁and ▁att ained ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁he ▁studied ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁at ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁University ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Foreign ▁Ministry . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Second ▁Secretary ▁at ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Lima ▁and ▁then ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 9 ▁First ▁Secretary ▁at ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁N icos ia . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁C ohen ▁was ▁coun sel or ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁economic ▁relations ▁between ▁Israel , ▁the ▁Arab ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁post ▁led ▁C ohen ▁to ▁Miami , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁cons ul ▁to ▁Florida ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁America ▁Dep . ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Central