Ambassador Simonyi hosted a reception at
his Residence on Monday, April 3, in honor of former Secretary of Commerce
Don Evans, who has been awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of
Merit of the Republic of Hungary by the President of Hungary for his
outstanding contributions to fostering Hungarian-American economic
relations.
Among the distinguished guests were
Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman, Ambassador Nancy Brinker, Former Under
Secretary of Commerce Phil Bond, and Frank Carlucci of the Carlyle Group.
Mr. Evans was the first U.S. Secretary
of Commerce to visit Hungary, in December 2003, just a couple of months
prior to Hungary's accession to the European Union in May 2004.
During his tenure Secretary Evans
continuously emphasized the good relationship between Hungary and the U.S.
and strongly supported the development of bilateral relations based on
mutual partnership between the two nations.
One-third of the total accumulated FDI
in Hungary originates from the U.S. Forty-five of the top 50 U.S.
companies are already present in Hungary.
Don Evans and Ambassador Simonyi
Amb. Simonyi, Frank Carlucci and Samuel Bodman
Samuel Bodman with Amb. Brinker
Amb. Simonyi with Mr. and Mrs. Bodman
