Ephraim "Eppy" Evron (; 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, Emilio Rabasa, in Rome to discuss about the UN Resolution 3379 "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

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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

Source: *1949–1951 Political Secretary to Israeli Foreign Minister *1951–1952 Secretary to

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*1953–1953 Second Secretary at the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. *1954–1955 Executive Assistant to

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*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

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*1969–1971 Ambassador to

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*1972–1973 Assistant Director General at the

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*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 from Mandatory Palestine People from Haifa Ambassadors of Israel to the Bahamas