March 25, 2007

Former President Mádl Speaks at Emory University in Atlanta

The former President of the Republic of Hungary, Ferenc Mádl visited Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, as a Halle Distinguished Fellow, from March 20 to 26, 2007.

President Mádl met with Emory's Hungarian-born professors, Gyula Kodolányi and Tibor Várady. He held meetings with several leaders of Emory University, among them Dean of Emory Law School David Parlett, Vice Provost of International Affairs Holli Semetko, Provost and Executive VP for Academic Affairs Earl Lewis.

 

From March 22 to 24, President Mádl took part at the World Law Institute Conference, accompanied by Ambassador of Hungary András Simonyi. During the conference, he met separately with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, a keynote speaker at the event and an advisor of the World Law Institute.

The university organized "The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Commemoration" on March 25 to mark the 50th anniversary of this historic event. Among the speakers of the commemoration were President Máld, Professor Kodolányi, and Vilmos Zsigmond, award-winning Hungarian-born Hollywood cinematographer.