Matt Molnar
2007-03-12, 10:08 AM
Israel recalls 'naked ambassador' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6441461.stm)
Last Updated: Monday, 12 March 2007, 12:48 GMT
Israel is replacing its ambassador in El Salvador after the envoy was found outside the embassy, drunk, wearing only bondage gear, officials said.
"Our ambassador has been recalled immediately," a foreign ministry official told AFP news agency.
San Salvador was Tzuriel Refael's first post as ambassador, after promotion in 2006 from a foreign ministry position.
The official said that, although diplomats may have caused embarrassment in the past, this was "the last straw".
Last Updated: Monday, 12 March 2007, 12:48 GMT
Israel is replacing its ambassador in El Salvador after the envoy was found outside the embassy, drunk, wearing only bondage gear, officials said.
"Our ambassador has been recalled immediately," a foreign ministry official told AFP news agency.
San Salvador was Tzuriel Refael's first post as ambassador, after promotion in 2006 from a foreign ministry position.
The official said that, although diplomats may have caused embarrassment in the past, this was "the last straw".