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    "As a lawyer and economist, Albert Royaards spent 17 years in Singapore, running his own financial consultancy. It may perhaps be considered a brave decision to accept the president's chair at the Smiling Hospital Foundation, the fastest growing Foundation in Hungary - which may soon also be helping sick children in other countries in C.E. Europe."

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    Robert Hage, Former Canadian Ambassador to Hungary

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    Katalin Varga, Managing Director, Settlers Hungary

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    George Herbert Walker, Former US Ambassador to Hungary

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    Bob Dent, British Writer, Researcher & Editor

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