Avi Primor | |
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אבי פרימור | |
Israeli Ambassador to Germany | |
In office 1993–1999 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Navon |
Succeeded by | Shimon Stein |
Israeli Ambassador to the European Union | |
In office 1987–1993 | |
Preceded by | Yitzhak Minerbi |
Succeeded by | Harry Kney-Tal |
Personal details | |
Born | Tel Aviv, Israel | April 8, 1935
Awards | Bundesverdienstkreuz |
Avraham "Avi" Primor (Hebrew: אבי פרימור, born 8 April 1935 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli publicist and former diplomat. From 1987 to 1993, he served as Ambassador to the European Union, and from 1993 to 1999 as Ambassador to Germany.[1] After leaving the diplomatic service, he was vice-president of the University of Tel Aviv until 2004. While Ambassador to Germany, Primor rose to national prominence as one of the most important promoters of the German-Israeli dialogue. He has been awarded the Mérite européen award for his contribution to European unification,[2] as well as the Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[3]
Since 2010, Avi Primor has served president of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, non-partisan think tank for the study and debate of foreign policy questions, especially those relating to the Israel and the Jewish people.[4]
Primor has published a number of articles on Israel, the Middle East, Iran and Israeli-German relations in newspapers and magazines, including Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany), and he is also regularly interviewed as an expert on these issues on radio and television, notably in Germany.