December 4-5, 2008

 

Embassy Hosts Annual Consular Conference

 

The Embassy of Hungary hosted the annual meeting of the heads of Hungarian representations in the U.S. on December 4-5, 2008.  The Hungarian Consul Generals in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, and Hungary’s Honorary Consuls from around the U.S. attended the conference. Participants took notice of overall progress in developing the friendly relations between Hungary and the United States, which further deepened on November 17, 2008 when Hungary was admitted the US Visa Waiver Program.

 

The presence of Ms. Katalin Csorba, Director of the Section for the Americas, Department of Bilateral Economic Relations, Ministry for National Development and Economy, provided a great overview of the new prospects for bilateral economic cooperation.

 

Special emphasis was put on the significance of the upcoming Hungarian Cultural Year in New York and Washington D.C.: “Extremely Hungary: Art & Culture Beyond Your Expectations.” Mr. László Jakab Orsós, Director of the Hungarian Cultural Center presented the official program to the participants. The consuls will also organize several events in their home cities in order to disseminate the Hungarian cultural heritage in the US.

 

From left to right: Hungarian Embassy Press Attaché Zoltán Fehér, and Ms. Eszter Gyárfás, Director László Jakab Orsós, and Ms. Krisztina Danka from the Hungarian Cultural Center in New York

 

From left to right: Consul General István Mezei and consul Magdolna Egri (Chicago), Honorary Consul John Parkerson (Atlanta), consul Szabolcs Nemes (Washington DC), Honorary Consul General Phillip Aronoff (Houston), Honorary Consul Emese Komjathy (Hawaii), Honorary Consul General László Böjtös (Cleveland), Consul General Balázs Bokor (Los Angeles), Honorary Consul Helen Szablya (Seattle), Consul General Viktor Polgár (New York), Honorary Consul Gábor Garai (Boston)

 

Table in front, from left: Head of the Economic and Trade Section Gábor Szabó  (Embassy of Hungary), Director Katalin Csorba (Ministry for National Development and Economy), Consul Magdolna Egri (Chicago), Honorary Consul General László Böjtös (Cleveland), Consul General István Mezei (Chicago), Political Counselor Sándor Mihálkó (Embassy of Hungary), director Gönczi András (International Solutions, Inc., New York)

 

Honorary Consul Helen Szablya (Seattle), Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi, Honorary Consul Gábor Garai (Boston)