Abba Eban - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Abba Eban was an Israel

Israel

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i diplomat and politician.

In his career he was Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister

Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel

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, Education Minister

Ministry of Education (Israel)

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, Deputy Prime Minister, and ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations. He was also Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly

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and President of the Weizmann Institute of Science

Weizmann Institute of Science

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Born in Cape Town

Cape Town

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, South Africa, Eban moved to the United Kingdom at an early age.