199 result(s) for new ambassadors
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Ambassadors Highlight Importance Of Govt, Civil Society Cooperation In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ambassadors of three western European countries have emphasised the importance of open democracy and within that cooperation between government and civil society, at a workshop in Budapest. The diplomats addressed the event entitled “Nothing is Impossible: The Sustainable NGO” which was coorganised by the German, French, Dutch and British embassies, and the European Commission’s ...
Hungarian American Orgs Support Stronger Bilateral Ties
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Heads of the Hungarian American Coalition (HAC) and the American Hungarian Federation (AHF) expressed support for efforts to strengthen Hungarian-US ties and to deepen dialogue. Maximilian Teleki of HAC and Ferenc Koszorús of AHF were invited to the US House of Representatives House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on Tuesday concerning the future of US-Hungarian relations, but neither of ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
See What Happened @ New Belarus Embassy Opening In Budapest
- 27 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
As the bright sun shone down, the new and elegant building of the Embassy of Belarus was officially opened in Budapest on 24th April. It was greeted by the Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alena Kupchyna and the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjarto, as well as, ambassadors of the OSCE states and representatives from the Hungarian media.
Uniquely Hungary: Insights Into Budapest's Flea Markets, By Anne Zwack
- 16 Apr 2015 11:30 AM
- shopping
For those of you, like me, who have been going to the Ecseri Piac Flea Market for twenty years it is very sad to see how it is winding down. It used to be a regular Saturday rendezvous for diplomats and expats, and we would all have lunch in the little family run kocsma in the far left corner.
Budapest To Host Global Telecom Conference In October
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
The UN International Telecommunication Union will hold its annual conference in Budapest this autumn, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told a meeting of ambassadors and diplomats. The minister signed an agreement on organising the ITU Telecom World conference 2015 in Budapest from October 12 to 15 with ITU General Secretary Houlin Zhao.
Rapport Between Hungary & United States Improves
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that the US has a new ambassador in Hungary: Colleen Bell, you might ask if relations between Hungary and the US are changing. Sources that Heti Válasz have asked have confirmed that saying that Washington has become more pragmatic and Budapest is now more responsive to US interests in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks and Paks 2.
Hungarian Foreign Policy Has To Be Adjusted To The New World Order
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At an extraordinary general meeting of ambassadors of Hungary, Viktor Orbán defined the basis of Hungarian foreign policy doctrine – independent foreign policy based on national interests – by saying that Hungary is not looking for uniformity of interests with influential countries, but the aim is to ensure that Hungarian success is in other countries’ interests.
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Ambassadors Highlight Importance Of Govt, Civil Society Cooperation In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ambassadors of three western European countries have emphasised the importance of open democracy and within that cooperation between government and civil society, at a workshop in Budapest. The diplomats addressed the event entitled “Nothing is Impossible: The Sustainable NGO” which was coorganised by the German, French, Dutch and British embassies, and the European Commission’s ...
Hungarian American Orgs Support Stronger Bilateral Ties
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Heads of the Hungarian American Coalition (HAC) and the American Hungarian Federation (AHF) expressed support for efforts to strengthen Hungarian-US ties and to deepen dialogue. Maximilian Teleki of HAC and Ferenc Koszorús of AHF were invited to the US House of Representatives House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on Tuesday concerning the future of US-Hungarian relations, but neither of ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
See What Happened @ New Belarus Embassy Opening In Budapest
- 27 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
As the bright sun shone down, the new and elegant building of the Embassy of Belarus was officially opened in Budapest on 24th April. It was greeted by the Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alena Kupchyna and the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjarto, as well as, ambassadors of the OSCE states and representatives from the Hungarian media.
Uniquely Hungary: Insights Into Budapest's Flea Markets, By Anne Zwack
- 16 Apr 2015 11:30 AM
- shopping
For those of you, like me, who have been going to the Ecseri Piac Flea Market for twenty years it is very sad to see how it is winding down. It used to be a regular Saturday rendezvous for diplomats and expats, and we would all have lunch in the little family run kocsma in the far left corner.
Budapest To Host Global Telecom Conference In October
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
The UN International Telecommunication Union will hold its annual conference in Budapest this autumn, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told a meeting of ambassadors and diplomats. The minister signed an agreement on organising the ITU Telecom World conference 2015 in Budapest from October 12 to 15 with ITU General Secretary Houlin Zhao.
Rapport Between Hungary & United States Improves
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that the US has a new ambassador in Hungary: Colleen Bell, you might ask if relations between Hungary and the US are changing. Sources that Heti Válasz have asked have confirmed that saying that Washington has become more pragmatic and Budapest is now more responsive to US interests in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks and Paks 2.
Hungarian Foreign Policy Has To Be Adjusted To The New World Order
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At an extraordinary general meeting of ambassadors of Hungary, Viktor Orbán defined the basis of Hungarian foreign policy doctrine – independent foreign policy based on national interests – by saying that Hungary is not looking for uniformity of interests with influential countries, but the aim is to ensure that Hungarian success is in other countries’ interests.