Ambassador András Simonyi visited Los Angeles on November 19-22
to meet with prominent representatives of the Hungarian community on the West
Coast. As the Honorary Chairman of the event, he participated in the
"Budapest – Los Angeles Express" Charity Ball of the
Hungarian–American Synergy Benefit Fund, organized by Dr. Zsuzsa Pekarovics
and Dr. Attila Béres.
Ambassador Simonyi attended the traditional "Széchenyi
Tea" at the invitation of the Coordinating Committee of the Hungarian
Freedom Fighters Federation for the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the
1956 Hungarian Freedom Fight. At the event, Dr. Antal Bejczy gave a
lecture on space research while organizer Éva Szörényi and her colleagues
performed a musical-literary show dedicated to the revolution and directed by Szörényi.
During his stay in Los Angeles, the Ambassador met with Nobel
Prize laureate professor György Oláh, as well as actor and former Mr. Universe
Mickey Hargitay. Ambassador Simonyi also attended a presentation by the
Operetta Foundation dedicated to the Hungarian-born composer Franz Lehár.
Ambassador Simonyi with Zsuzsa Pekarovics and Attila Béres,
organizers of the Hungarian-American Synergy Benefit Fund
Artist Imre Makk, Ambassador Simonyi, Victoria Mikó, József
Mikó, Náda Simonyi, Movie Director József Zsuffa
Julius Jancsó, Susan Jancsó editor-in-chief of the
American Hungarian Journal, Artist Éva Makk, Kat Michaels and husband Jay Hager
Ambassador Simonyi with Éva Szörényi, Antal Bejczy,
and Mrs. Simonyi
Ambassador Simonyi with Mickey Hargitay, with Mariska
Hargitay's Golden Globe
