The Embassy of Hungary held a reception yesterday in
honor of Ms. Jane Messenger, Hungary Desk Officer at the Department of
State, who is being re-assigned later this month in anticipation of her
posting to Helsinki, Finland, in 2006.
Deputy Chief of Mission Viktor Szederkényi praised Ms.
Messenger as a good friend of Hungary, who has been an efficient partner
to the Embassy and always pleasant to work with. He presented Ms.
Messenger with a letter of appreciation from Hungarian Foreign Minister
Ferenc Somogyi, who wrote that he had "had only words of the
highest praise" for her work from his colleagues.
Jane Messenger, second from right, with, from left to
right, Michelle LaBonte, who will take over from Ms. Messenger as
Hungary Desk Officer late July; Janet Garvey, Director, Office of North
Central European Affairs and former DCM in Budapest, Hungary; Gene
Young, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State and former
Hungary Desk Officer; and Hungarian Embassy DCM Viktor Szederkényi
