Yehoyada Haim ( he, יהוידע חיים; born 1941 in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
) is a retired
Israel
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i diplomat and former ambassador to
India
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and
China
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, and non-resident ambassador to
Mongolia
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.
He studied in the
United States
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at
Georgetown University
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, where he received a doctorate in
Middle East
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and
Asian studies
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in 1975. In 1983 he published the book ''Abandonment of Illusions: Zionist political attitudes toward Palestinian Arab nationalism, 1936-1939,'' which was based on his dissertation.
During his career as a diplomat, Haim has served in
London
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as a political counselor and directed the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Middle East Department. He later served as ambassador to India from 1995 to 2000 and then as ambassador to China and Mongolia.
References
External links
Interview with Outlook India
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1941 births
Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences alumni
Israeli political writers
Israeli civil servants
Ambassadors of Israel to India
Ambassadors of Israel to China
Living people
Ambassadors of Israel to Mongolia