Katriel Katz

Katriel Katz (; October 16, 1908 – October 14, 1988) was an Israeli diplomat who served as ambassador to the Soviet Union between 1965 and 1967 and Poland between 1956 and 1958.

Ambassador to the Soviet Union

Katz was the Israeli ambassador to the Soviet Union in the run up to the Six-Day War. He served in that position for 21 months from September 6, 1965, to June 10, 1967. Katz was expelled from the Soviet Union by Andrei Gromyko on the last day of the Six-Day War. Gromyko is said to have told Katz not to let his emotions get the better of him.

Air disaster In 1968, Katz was involved in an emergency landing and runway fire at London Heathrow Airport.

Death Katz died in 1988 at the age of 79.