Shmuel Hadas (1931 – January 12, 2010) was an Israeli diplomat. He was born to a Zionist Jewish family in Argentina. In 1953, he emigrated to Israel. In 1964 joined the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was Ambassador to Bolivia from 1971 until 1975.[1] In January 1986, he became the first Israeli ambassador to Spain,[2] and in 1994 the first Israeli ambassador to the Holy See, a position he held until 1997.[3]
In 1997, he retired from diplomatic work and engaged in academic and cultural work.
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edit- ^ "Bolivia". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Israel Designates Ambassador to Spain". Los Angeles Times. United Press International. 27 January 1986. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Shmuel Hadas (2009). "In the Shadow of Franco's Legacy: The Evolution of Israeli—Spanish Relations". Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs. 3 (2): 75–87. doi:10.1080/23739770.2009.11446371. S2CID 147323981.
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edit- "Distinguished Israeli diplomat Shmuel Hadas dies at 72". World Jewish Congress. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Uri Dromi (22 January 2010). שמואל הדס, השגריר הראשון בספרד ובוותיקן, 1931-2010 [Shmuel Hadas, Spain and the first ambassador to the Vatican, 1931-2010]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 August 2014.