June 16, 2005
Ambassador Attends Hungary Trade Show in Atlanta, Meets President Carter

 

Ambassador András Simonyi was in Atlanta, GA, June 15-16 to attend a trade and investment seminar organized by the Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency (ITD) in conjunction with the World Trade Center Atlanta and the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce to promote U.S. investment to Hungary.

The seminar took place at the National Archives, Southeast Region, where the parties exchanged copies of the U.S. and Hungarian constitution.

The Ambassador also met with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter at the Carter Center, as well as Jim Walton, President of the CNN News Group, at the CNN headquarters in Atlanta.

Read an article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the event.

 

   
Ambassador Simonyi with President Carter

   
Amb. Simonyi with James J. McSweeney, the regional administrator for the National Archives, Southeast Region, middle, and Councilman Grant Wainscott of Morrow, GA, left, standing in front of a copy of the U.S. constitution. Mr. McSweeney is holding a copy of the Hungarian Constitution.


Amb. Simonyi speaking at the trade and investment seminar

   
Ambassador Simonyi at CNN; with president Jim Walton