Following their meeting, Prime Minister Bajnai presented Ambassador Morningstar with the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary for “the outstanding role Richard L. Morningstar played as Special Envoy in strengthening bilateral relations in the field of energy security.”

Expressing his appreciation for the award, Ambassador Morningstar noted that he and the U.S. Government look forward to continuing to work with Hungary, and other countries of the region, in the interest of increasing the diversification of European energy sources and supply routes."

Source: U.S. Embassy Budapest

Photo: Prime Minister Bajnai congratulates Ambassador Morningstar after the presentation of the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit. (photo courtesy of Bálint Molnár, Office of the Prime Minister)