11 result(s) for former u.s. ambassador in Current Affairs
New US Ambassador to Hungary a New York Businessman?
- 7 Oct 2025 6:17 AM
- current affairs
After months of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated New York businessman Benjamin Landa as his candidate for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Budapest. The nomination was forwarded to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 2, which will decide on final confirmation, The Washington Post reported.
US Embassy Takes Down Pressman’s Statements from Website
- 9 Feb 2025 6:54 AM
- current affairs
The United States embassy in Budapest has removed statements by former ambassador David Pressman from its website, Hirado.hu reported.
US Ambassador to Hungary Announces His Departure
- 22 Nov 2024 8:47 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
The U.S. ambassador to Hungary spoke publicly at an event on Tuesday that he will end his ambassadorship in mid-January, writes Magyar Nemzet. The announcement was made in a U.S. Embassy newsletter on Wednesday.
U.S. Embassy: Orbán Also Met With Supreme Court Justice
- 4 Nov 2022 5:47 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The United States Embassy in Budapest has responded to attacks in the pro-government media and calls for the resignation of two Hungarian judges after they recently met with newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador David Pressman.
David Pressman Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
- 1 Aug 2022 11:08 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The United States Senate voted 61-30 on Thursday to confirm David Pressman as the next U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. Only Republican senators voted against confirming the diplomat and civil rights lawyer, although Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor of him. Nine senators did not cast a vote.
Human-Rights Lawyer Nominated as New US Ambassador to Hungary
- 16 May 2022 6:34 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
A new American ambassador is coming to Hungary a year and a half after former Ambassador David Cornstein left Budapest, reports Magyar Nemzet. The White House released a statement on Friday indicating that U.S. President Joe Biden had nominated David Pressman for the position.
George Bush Statue In Budapest Unveiled By PM Orbán & US Ambassador
- 28 Oct 2020 8:27 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“Hungarians have always regarded the United States as a home of freedom,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration of a statue of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, on Budapest’s Szabadság Square.
Local Opinion: Comments On The Departure Of CEU
- 30 Oct 2018 7:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators see a litmus test in the government’s handing of the CEU affair; one explains why the Prime Minister feels he cannot compromise on that matter, while pro-government outlets ridicule the protests over the planned transfer of most CEU courses to Vienna.
Video: CEU ‘Wants To Comply With Hungarian Laws’
- 29 Oct 2018 11:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
At the CEU’s news conference, Michael Ignatieff, the university’s president and rector, said that students who have already begun their studies in Budapest will finish them here, and as much education and research as possible would remain in the Hungarian capital.
New US Ambassador to Hungary a New York Businessman?
- 7 Oct 2025 6:17 AM
- current affairs
After months of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated New York businessman Benjamin Landa as his candidate for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Budapest. The nomination was forwarded to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 2, which will decide on final confirmation, The Washington Post reported.
US Embassy Takes Down Pressman’s Statements from Website
- 9 Feb 2025 6:54 AM
- current affairs
The United States embassy in Budapest has removed statements by former ambassador David Pressman from its website, Hirado.hu reported.
US Ambassador to Hungary Announces His Departure
- 22 Nov 2024 8:47 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
The U.S. ambassador to Hungary spoke publicly at an event on Tuesday that he will end his ambassadorship in mid-January, writes Magyar Nemzet. The announcement was made in a U.S. Embassy newsletter on Wednesday.
U.S. Embassy: Orbán Also Met With Supreme Court Justice
- 4 Nov 2022 5:47 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The United States Embassy in Budapest has responded to attacks in the pro-government media and calls for the resignation of two Hungarian judges after they recently met with newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador David Pressman.
David Pressman Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
- 1 Aug 2022 11:08 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The United States Senate voted 61-30 on Thursday to confirm David Pressman as the next U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. Only Republican senators voted against confirming the diplomat and civil rights lawyer, although Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor of him. Nine senators did not cast a vote.
Human-Rights Lawyer Nominated as New US Ambassador to Hungary
- 16 May 2022 6:34 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
A new American ambassador is coming to Hungary a year and a half after former Ambassador David Cornstein left Budapest, reports Magyar Nemzet. The White House released a statement on Friday indicating that U.S. President Joe Biden had nominated David Pressman for the position.
George Bush Statue In Budapest Unveiled By PM Orbán & US Ambassador
- 28 Oct 2020 8:27 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“Hungarians have always regarded the United States as a home of freedom,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration of a statue of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, on Budapest’s Szabadság Square.
Local Opinion: Comments On The Departure Of CEU
- 30 Oct 2018 7:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators see a litmus test in the government’s handing of the CEU affair; one explains why the Prime Minister feels he cannot compromise on that matter, while pro-government outlets ridicule the protests over the planned transfer of most CEU courses to Vienna.
Video: CEU ‘Wants To Comply With Hungarian Laws’
- 29 Oct 2018 11:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
At the CEU’s news conference, Michael Ignatieff, the university’s president and rector, said that students who have already begun their studies in Budapest will finish them here, and as much education and research as possible would remain in the Hungarian capital.