The
Congressional Hungarian American Caucus (HAC) held a briefing yesterday on
Capitol Hill on the state of democracy in Hungary half a century after the
1956 Hungarian Revolution. The panel of speakers included Congressman Tom
Lantos, Ambassador Simonyi, Professor Charles Gáti, and Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State Jeff Krilla. The panel discussion was followed by a
reception where the pictures of prominent Hungarian-Americans were
displayed.
Ambassador Simonyi, Congressman Lantos, and Professor Gáti
on the panel
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jeff Krilla
Ambassador and Mrs. Simonyi with Congresswoman Diane
Watson and Annette Lantos
Mrs. Simonyi looking at the exhibition of famous
Hungarian-Americans
