Biography
DJ Schneeweiss was born in Sydney, Australia in 1964 and immigrated to Israel in 1987. He is currently Israel’s Consul General in Toronto, Canada.
A Masters Graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, DJ joined Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994, serving as Policy Assistant to Foreign Ministers Ehud Barak (1995-1996) and David Levy (1996-1998).
DJ’s first overseas posting was as Press Secretary at Israel’s London Embassy from 1998-2002, during which time he was recognized by Diplomat magazine as the most effective Embassy spokesman in London.
From 2003-2006, DJ served as Policy Advisor to Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and from 2006-2009 as Israel’s Deputy Ambassador to China.
From 2009 until taking up his duties in Canada in August 2012, DJ was Director of Civil Society Affairs in Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
DJ is married with two children and lived in Jerusalem.
Topics for HR Missions
- “The Assault on Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People” (June 2011)
