Ambassador Marco Sermoneta
Consul General of Israel to
the Pacific Northwest
Israel Consulate, San Francisco

Ambassador Marco Sermoneta is the Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, based in San Francisco. A career diplomat since 1993, he has been building partnerships and coalitions of support for Israel with the people and governments of Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

Marco served as Israel’s Ambassador to Colombia and strengthened the political and trade relations significantly with the first ever visit of an Israeli Prime Minister to the country. The ratification of the Free Trade Agreement during his tenure set the stage for the flourishing of commerce and economic cooperation between the two countries.

As Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, he was instrumental in strengthening relations in a number of areas including agriculture, social development and defense. Israel was one of the first countries to respond to the devastating earthquake of Haiti in 2010, providing immediate humanitarian assistance and long-term trauma-care knowledge.

Born in Rome, Marco’s family was active in the Roman Jewish Community, who trace their origins to the Second Temple period 2000 years ago. He immigrated to Israel as a child on the day before the Yom Kippur War started in 1973, growing up in Lod, a city with various economic and social challenges. For him, representing Israel as a diplomat has been first and foremost an expression of his Zionist identity and values, as well as the realization of a personal and professional aspiration.