Ephraim "Eppy" Evron ( he, אפרים עברון; June 12, 1920 – July 17, 1995) was an Israeli diplomat.

Biography

Ephraim Evron was born in

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during the British Mandate, Evron served in a variety of positions within the Israeli government and as ambassador to several countries, including the

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from 1978 to 1982. When Evron was in charge of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1975 he met his Mexican counterpart,

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, in Rome to discuss about the UN

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"Zionism is Racism", which was promoted on the context of the

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. As a result, the American Jewish community started a touristic boycott against Mexico. Evron was an important piece in the negotiations to solve this issue between Israel, Mexico and the US Jewish community. Evron was married to Rivka Passman in 1943 and had a son and daughter. He died in 1995 in

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. His cause of death was due to a Heart Attack.

Diplomatic career

*1949–1951 Political Secretary to

Israeli Foreign Minister The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( he, מִשְׂרַד הַחוּץ, translit. ''Misrad HaHutz''; ar, وزارة الخارجية الإسرائيلية) is one of the most important ministries in the Israeli government. The ministry's ...

*1951–1952 Secretary to

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*1953–1953 Second Secretary at the Israeli Embassy in

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*1954–1955 Executive Assistant to Defence Minister *1957–1961 Israeli Federation of Labor *1961–1965 Counsellor and then Minister at the Israeli Embassy in London *1965–1968 Minister at the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. *1968–1969 Ambassador to Sweden *1969–1971 Ambassador to

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*1972–1973 Assistant Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs *1973–1977 Deputy Director General *1977–1978 Director General *1978-1982 Non resident Ambassador to the Bahamas *1979–1982 Ambassador to the United States

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evron, Ephraim 1920 births 1995 deaths Ambassadors of Israel to the United States Ambassadors of Israel to Sweden Ambassadors of Israel to Canada Jews in Mandatory Palestine People from Haifa Ambassadors of Israel to the Bahamas