Abba Solomon Meir Eban (1915-2002) was a South African-born Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.
EBAN served as foreign affairs minister, education minister, and deputy prime minister of Israel. He was the second ambassador to the United States and the first permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations. He was also vice president of the United Nations General Assembly and president of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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MAY 26, 1984 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: Interest and Conscience in Modern Diplomacy
Israeli diplomat Abba Eban examines modern developments that are said to have vitiated the power of modern-day diplomacy, refuting each in turn.