The
American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) held its
annual award ceremony in Washington D.C. today. Ambassador András
Simonyi was awarded the ACYPL Alumni International Award named for the
Gary L. McPherson, who served in the Colorado House of Representatives
from 1994-2000. Ambassador Simonyi is the first international
recipient of the Award.
In
1982, Ambassador Simonyi was the host of the first-ever ACYPL group of
young politicians in Hungary. The following year, he escorted a group
of Hungarians on a U.S. program. The group included Peter Medgyessy,
who was at the time Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance and is
now the Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary.
Ambassador
Simonyi received the award together with White House Counsel Alberto
Gonzales and Delaware Director of State Personnel Lisa Blunt-Bradley.
