Michael Bavly has been appointed by Israel as Consul General in New England. He will assume his duties on Aug. I, succeeding Raanan Sivan who held the post since October 1976. Sivan has been appointed Ambassador to a north European country. Bavly, born in Tel Aviv, joined the Israeli foreign service in 1961 and served in various posts around the world.
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