125 result(s) for us ambassador to hungary in Community & Culture
'Holding Back The Tears', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve been away from Budapest for the last two weeks. For the first time I went back to London to the annual gathering of all British Ambassadors from around the world. It was my first time there and so I wasn’t sure what to expect. But the week was really good.
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
Hay Festival To Pollinate Ideas In Hungary
- 26 Apr 2012 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Famously described as the Woodstock of the mind by Bill Clinton, the Hay Festival is one of the world's most prestigious literature and arts festivals. Hay Budapest will feature an exciting mix of Hungarian, Central European, British and Spanish authors and thinkers. Bob Geldof, Jung Chang, Ben Okri, Hanif Kureishi, and György Dragomán are some of the distinguished guests at the first Hay ...
'This is Great Britain', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 4 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
"The UK has a strong image around the world and, as I’ve discovered, here in Hungary. We’re respected for our traditions, our reliability and the quality of what we produce. It’s a great advantage for us – whether we’re working in Embassies overseas or trying to do business there. But the British brand needs a refresh. And that’s what the British government’s GREAT Campaign is aiming to do.
Hungarian Wins Top Mathematics Prize
- 22 Mar 2012 8:06 AM
- community & culture
"Hungarian mathematician Endre Szemerédi is this year’s winner of the prestigious Abel Prize, it was announced on Wednesday. The award, seen as the Nobel Prize for mathematics, is given by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters to those who achieve outstanding mathematics results, solve basic mathematics problems, work out new techniques and basic tenets and lay the foundations for new ...
Gong With The Wind By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 13 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"The traditional and the modern are about to come together at beautiful Gödöllő Palace, the venue for most of the Ministerial meetings under the Hungarian EU Presidency. I had not been to the Palace for some 20 years, when it was in ruinous condition.
A Little Help From My Friends: Part 2 By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 10 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The harrowing media pictures of Hungary's red sludge disaster are the past. The clear-up is underway, but other people's problems have displaced the red sludge from the headlines. So what is life in the affected villages like now? And how is remediation work progressing?
Gift Of Life, Tolerance Without Boundaries By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 7 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"I am just travelling slowly back to Budapest through driving snow, having spent the afternoon in the West Hungarian city of Győr. I had discussions with the Mayor (recently made Head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee); the Chairman of the County Council; the "Kisalfold" newspaper, a British investment (who also interviewed me for their next edition); and the Rector of Győr's impressive and ...
'A Little Help From My Friends' By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Dec 2010 8:30 AM
- community & culture
"Although preparations for the Hungarian EU Presidency are now gathering pace, ordinary life does not stop. And we know how accidents, natural disasters or international events can throw out the best laid plans.
'Holding Back The Tears', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve been away from Budapest for the last two weeks. For the first time I went back to London to the annual gathering of all British Ambassadors from around the world. It was my first time there and so I wasn’t sure what to expect. But the week was really good.
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
Hay Festival To Pollinate Ideas In Hungary
- 26 Apr 2012 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Famously described as the Woodstock of the mind by Bill Clinton, the Hay Festival is one of the world's most prestigious literature and arts festivals. Hay Budapest will feature an exciting mix of Hungarian, Central European, British and Spanish authors and thinkers. Bob Geldof, Jung Chang, Ben Okri, Hanif Kureishi, and György Dragomán are some of the distinguished guests at the first Hay ...
'This is Great Britain', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 4 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
"The UK has a strong image around the world and, as I’ve discovered, here in Hungary. We’re respected for our traditions, our reliability and the quality of what we produce. It’s a great advantage for us – whether we’re working in Embassies overseas or trying to do business there. But the British brand needs a refresh. And that’s what the British government’s GREAT Campaign is aiming to do.
Hungarian Wins Top Mathematics Prize
- 22 Mar 2012 8:06 AM
- community & culture
"Hungarian mathematician Endre Szemerédi is this year’s winner of the prestigious Abel Prize, it was announced on Wednesday. The award, seen as the Nobel Prize for mathematics, is given by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters to those who achieve outstanding mathematics results, solve basic mathematics problems, work out new techniques and basic tenets and lay the foundations for new ...
Gong With The Wind By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 13 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"The traditional and the modern are about to come together at beautiful Gödöllő Palace, the venue for most of the Ministerial meetings under the Hungarian EU Presidency. I had not been to the Palace for some 20 years, when it was in ruinous condition.
A Little Help From My Friends: Part 2 By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 10 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The harrowing media pictures of Hungary's red sludge disaster are the past. The clear-up is underway, but other people's problems have displaced the red sludge from the headlines. So what is life in the affected villages like now? And how is remediation work progressing?
Gift Of Life, Tolerance Without Boundaries By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 7 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"I am just travelling slowly back to Budapest through driving snow, having spent the afternoon in the West Hungarian city of Győr. I had discussions with the Mayor (recently made Head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee); the Chairman of the County Council; the "Kisalfold" newspaper, a British investment (who also interviewed me for their next edition); and the Rector of Győr's impressive and ...
'A Little Help From My Friends' By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Dec 2010 8:30 AM
- community & culture
"Although preparations for the Hungarian EU Presidency are now gathering pace, ordinary life does not stop. And we know how accidents, natural disasters or international events can throw out the best laid plans.