The
Ambassador and Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky paid a visit to
Tallahassee, Florida and met with Governor Jeb Bush. The Governor in the
midst of preparations for a hurricane, which was set to hit land this
morning met with the Ambassador at the Governor’s Command Center. The
guests met with the Governor’s team who are responsible for emergency
preparedness. Ms. Dobriansky and the Ambassador told the Governor about the
efforts of Hungary to share its experience in democratic transformation,
including the activities of the International Center for Democratic
Transition in Budapest.
The
Ambassador presented Governor Bush the commemorative coin minted on the
occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution. He also gave the
Governor a T-Shirt of the Coalition of the Willing rock band.

Ambassador Simonyi and Under Secretary of State Paula
Dobriansky with Governor Bush

The Ambassador handing the governor the Coin minted for
the 50th anniversary of the '56 Revolution

Ambassador Simonyi presented a T-shirt to Governor Bush
with the name of his rock/blues band, the "Coalition of the
Willing," on it