February 2
Ambassador Meets Senator Cornyn

Ambassador Simonyi met with Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) today, the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship to discuss current foreign policy issues of mutual interest, emphasizing the importance of the strengthening of trans-Atlantic relations. They discussed issues related to Hungarian-U.S. relations, the joint effort of the two countries against terrorism, Hungarian contribution to building democracy and stability in Iraq, and questions related to homeland security. The Ambassador stressed Hungary’s commitment to building strong economic ties with Texas, especially in the fields of high tech and health care.

 


The Ambassador was impressed to find on a wall in Senator Cornyn's office a guitar that once belonged to ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons