More About Olga

Olga Meshoe Washington, South African native, attorney, connector, author and ardent pro-Israel advocate, is the Chief Executive Officer of DEISI International and a board member of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel. Olga’s expertise and unique narrative on South Africa and Africa relations with Israel, the Christian mandate to stand with Israel, and her highly engaging delivery make her a sought-after speaker across Africa and the United States. In 2022, Olga was invited to speak at the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and also participated in a UNHRC event hosted by UN Watch in Geneva.   

Olga was named one of South Africa's 2011 influential young Christian leaders, and she received the 2016 Jerusalem Award from the World Zionist Organization in recognition of her advocacy for the State of Israel and the South African Jewish community. Olga was also named #1 among the 25 Young ViZIONaries by The Jerusalem Post and Jewish National Fund in September 2023. Olga’s literary work appears in Israelophobia and the West by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, and she is featured in Paths of the Righteous: Stories of Heroism, Humanity and Hope by Ari Mittleman.

Olga also currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Club Z, a Zionist youth movement in the United States, and as a board member of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two sons.