October 12, 2007

Hungarian American Coalition and Ambassador George Herbert Walker III Host Welcome Dinner for Ambassador and Mrs. Ferenc Somogyi to Washington

U.S. Ambassador George Herbert Walker III and the Hungarian American Coalition co-hosted an elegant dinner at the historic Hay Adams Hotel to welcome Hungarian Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi and Andrea Bors Somogyi to Washington. The evening provided an opportunity for key leaders, and friends of the Hungarian American Coalition to discuss U.S.- Hungarian relations with the newly appointed Hungarian Ambassador.
 

Dr. Lee Edwards, Chairman of The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, Mrs. Andrea Bors Somogyi, Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi

In welcoming Ambassador Somogyi, Ambassador Walker remarked that, "Hungary could not have appointed a better-qualified Ambassador to the United States.² Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State, expressed her gratitude to the Coalition and her high hopes for the recently established International Center for Democratic Transition (ICDT) in Budapest, where both Ambassador Walker and Coalition President, Maximilian Teleki serve as Board Members.
 

Adam Sterling, Director of Central and Eastern European Affairs of the National Security Council at the White House, and Max Teleki, President of the Hungarian American Coalition

Other distinguished guests were longtime Coalition friends Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Europe, Adam Sterling, Director of Central and Eastern European Affairs of the National Security Council, Zsolt Harsanyi, Chairman of the American Hungarian Foundation (AHF), Edith and John Lauer of the Hungarian American Coalition, Lee Edwards, Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, and The Honorable Mary Mochary.
 

Amb. George Herbert Walker III, The Honorable Mary Mochary, Mr. John N. Lauer, Chairman of Diebold, and Mrs. Karen Volker of the State Department's Policy Planning Bureau