Avraham Harman, former Consul-General in New York, was unanimously recommended to the Cabinet yesterday, by the Ministerial Committee on top diplomatic appointments, to the post of Israel Ambassador to Washington. Under the Cabinet’s procedures, the nomination will be considered formally and voted upon a week after its submission, next Sunday. There is virtually no doubt that the Cabinet will vote unanimously for Mr. Harman’s appointment.
Mr. Harman is now a member of the Jewish Agency executive. When he succeeds to the Washington Ambassadorship, it is understood he will not assume the second post held by former Ambassador Abba Eban, that of the chairmanship of Israel’s delegation to the United Nations. The UN post, it is understood, will go to Arthur Lourie, Israel’s present Ambassador to Canada.
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