Joseph Tekoah | |
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יוסף תקוע | |
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4th Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations | |
In office 1968–1975 | |
Preceded by | Gideon Rafael |
Succeeded by | Chaim Herzog |
Personal details | |
Born | Yosef Tukaczynsk 4 March 1925 Lyakhavichy, Poland (now Belarus) |
Died | 14 April 1991 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 66)
Nationality | Israeli |
Spouse | Ruth Tekoah |
Children | Gilad, Yoram and Michal Tekoah |
Occupation | diplomat and President of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
Joseph Tekoah (Hebrew: יוסף תקוע, romanized: Yosef Tekoah, 4 March 1925 – 14 April 1991) was a senior Israeli diplomat and the President of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (1975–1981). He was instrumental in the Israeli settlement in disputed DMZ territories with Syria, serving as one of David Ben-Gurion's favorite diplomats.[1]