Zvi Heifetz

Zvi Heifetz is an Israeli diplomat who served as the List of [ambassadors of Israel to China|Israeli Ambassador to China]. He has previously served as the List of ambassadors of Israel to [the United Kingdom|ambassador to the United Kingdom], the ambassador to Austria, and the ambassador to Russia.
Born in Tomsk, Russian SFSR, Heifetz moved to Israel at the age of 14. He spent 7 years with Israel Intelligence and completed as a major in the Israeli Army. He has a Law degree from the Tel Aviv University and is a member of the Israeli Bar.
Heifetz became the vice-chairman of the Maariv Group in 1999 and chairman of both the Hed-Arzi Music Production Company and Tower Records, Israel in 2001.
In 1989 Heiftetz served as one of the first Israeli diplomats at the Dutch Embassy in Moscow, and in 1997 he worked as an external legal adviser to the Prime Minister's Office on matters relating to the former Soviet Union. Since 2003 Heifetz has acted as an adviser and spokesman for the Ministry of Defence dealing with the Russian-language media.
He was appointed to be the special envoy to the Gulf States in 2021, making him responsible for the establishment of two embassies, Abu Dhabi and Manama.