Francine Raubvogel is the Director of the Bureau for the Consul General at the Consulate General of Israel in NY.
She has held this position since April 1993 working with Ambassadors Colette Avital, Shmuel Sisso, Alon Pinkas, Arye Mekel and presently Asaf Shariv. As Chief of Staff for the Consul General, she is responsible for initiating and coordinating the Consul General's social and political interactions, including community relations and inter-diplomatic corps activities; organizing activities for visiting dignitaries; and serve as liaison between the Consul General and various local, national and international officials and organizations.
In addition to working with various ethnic groups on events and activities of inter-cultural exchange, and with religious groups on developing interfaith communication on matters relating to Israel, she supervises the staff, edits public relations material, and creates, plans and executes all aspects of special events.
Prior to joining the Consulate, Francine served as the Associate Director of the Institute For Public Affairs, Union Of Orthodox Jewish Congregations Of America, where she established and implemented political action and public awareness programs. Through heavy contact with government officials, United Nations ambassadors, and political action groups, she worked on the development of forums between national and international political figures, and community leaders in New York and Washington, D.C. In addition, she edited and distributed monthly Briefings and Policy Analysis, and orchestrated lobbying missions to Washington, D.C.
An honors graduate of Queens College-City University of New York, with a B.A. major in Communications/Mass Media and a focus on political science, Francine has acquired experience in radio broadcasting and engineering with her own syndicated program and has worked on several political campaigns within the New York area. Her public relations expertise has been sought over the years as a consultant with regard to community relations, special events, marketing, and philanthropic endeavors.
