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born: 1920-06-12
category: Intelligence & Government
died: 1995-07-17
location: Haifa, Israel
summary: Ephraim Evron, also known as Effy Evron, was an Israeli diplomat who served
  as the Israeli ambassador to Washington D.C..
tags:
- Person
- Politician
- Israel
- Diplomat
---

Ephraim Evron, also known as Effy Evron, was an Israeli diplomat who served as the Israeli ambassador to [Washington, D.C.](/places/washington-dc/). He was a favorite of President [Lyndon B. Johnson](/people/lyndon-b-johnson/). In early 1968, Evron was part of the Israeli delegation that attended the Johnson-Eshkol summit meeting in [Texas](/places/texas/), where they argued against selling F-4s to [Israel](/places/israel/). Despite the arguments, Johnson privately assured Evron that [Israel](/places/israel/) would get the F-4s, but that he would get something out of [Levi Eshkol](/people/levi-eshkol/) in return.[^1]

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 14.