The Government of Uruguay today named Dr. Pedro Maria di Lorenzo as its first Minister to Israel. Although diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1948, Uruguay has been represented only by a Charge d Affaires in Israel.
Dr di Lorenzo was formerly second ranking member of the Uruguayan Embassy in Rome His appointment came several months after Israel named Matatiahu Hindes its Minister to Montevideo. The naming of Dr. di Lorenzo was seen here as a sign of the development of closer relations between the two states.
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