Shmuel Hadas

Shmuel Hadas (1931 – January 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.

  1. ^ "Bolivia". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Israel Designates Ambassador to Spain". Los Angeles Times. United Press International. 27 January 1986. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ 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.