Yerichmiel Yaron, former Israeli consul in Chicago, was today named Minister to Hungary.
The 49-year-old diplomat, born in Vienna, served in the Palestine Mandatory police administration for 15 years. After Israel’s independence was established, he served in consular posts in Cyprus and Chicago and as first secretary of the Israel Legation in Mexico City.
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