After Hungary, US Dollars Now Bankrolling Slovakian Elections US Ambassador Gautam Rana (C) In Hungary it has been affectionately dubbed "rolling dollars", now it is Slovakia that is... 2023.09.27.
US Visa Scandal Continues: Sports Magazine Editor-in-Chief Denied Entry György Szöllősi, editor-in-chief of Hungarian sports magazine Nemzeti Sport, would have opened the 25th anniversary Árpád Cup in Las Vegas... 2023.09.14.
The U.S. Regards Members of the Hungarian Minority a “Security Concern” Washington cites security concerns as the reason for its move to restrict visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders. Of the... 2023.08.01.
Embassy Statement in Support of LGBTQ in Hungary Criticized in Romania Western diplomats supported this year's Pride March in Timisoara, Romania. The Romanian Embassy in Budapest signed a joint statement in... 2023.07.21.
1956 Freedom Fighters Denounce US Embassy Billboard Campaign Archive photo from 1956 The umbrella organization of the veterans of the 1956 Hungarian revolution and freedom fight has condemned... 2023.04.19.
What Will the Return of USAID Money Mean for Hungary? The US Embassy in Hungary has announced in a press statement on Monday that USAID that aims to "strengthen democratic... 2022.12.13.
Dispute over Judges’ Meeting with U.S. Ambassador Continues A serious disagreement has erupted in the National Judicial Council (OBT) about the fact that two judges, members of the... 2022.11.15.
The U.S. Embassy on the Defensive after Criticism The U.S. Embassy claims that it was a standard diplomatic practice that Ambassador David Pressman recently held talks with two... 2022.11.04.
U.S. Embassy Accused of Pointlessly Bullying Hungary Former national intelligence leaders are sharply critical of the current American diplomacy. The behavior of the U.S. embassy in Budapest... 2022.10.31.
US Charge D’Affaires: Hungary Not an Outside Observer in Russia-Ukraine Conflict In an opinion piece for hvg360, Marc Dillard, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Budapest, writes about the possible... 2022.02.08.
US Will Not Interfere in Hungarian Elections, Says Deputy Chief of Mission Marc Dillard, Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Budapest, told RTL that the United States will not... 2022.01.24.
Orbán Unveils George Bush Monument: ‘He Shared Central Europe’s Dream of Freedom and Independence’ On Tuesday, a new statue of the 41st President of the Unites States of America, George Herbert Walker Bush was... 2020.10.27.
US Ambassador Cornstein to Conclude Office Term David B. Cornstein, the US Ambassador to Hungary, announced on Tuesday evening that he is concluding his service with effect... 2020.09.16.
Orbán: ‘US Can Count on Us, both in Meeting Rooms and on Battlefields’ Hungary and the United States today support and protect the same values, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a reception... 2019.07.10.
Paul Anka Sings Special Version of “My Way” in Honor of Viktor Orbán Yesterday, world-famous singer Paul Anka performed in front of PM Viktor Orbán in the Budapest Congress Center and honored the... 2019.07.10.
CEU to Leave Budapest in a Month in Case of Nonagreement The Board of Trustees of Central European University (CEU) announced today that incoming students for its U.S.-accredited masters and doctoral... 2018.10.25.
US ambassador calls for vigilance against terrorism on Sept. 11 anniversary September 11 has become a day to "renew our resolve to keep our people safe and be vigilant against the... 2018.09.10.
Orbán Advisor Claims New US Ambassador Could Arrive as Early as Spring 2018 Speaking to pro-Fidesz news site hirado.hu, Jenő Megyesy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s senior advisor for American affairs, claimed that the... 2018.01.22.
Hungarian Government Summons US Embassy Head Over Funds to Support “Objective Media in Hungary” The Hungarian Foreign Ministry has summoned US Charge d’Affaires David Kostelancik for consultations following last week’s announcement of a US... 2017.11.15.
US State Department Announces $700,000 in Funding to Support “Objective Media in Hungary” Earlier this week, a grant appeared on the US State Department’s website, announcing $700,000 of funding “available to support…projects that... 2017.11.10.
US Embassy Head Criticizes Hungarian Gov’t Control of Media, Leading to Diplomatic Conflict On Tuesday, the interim head of the US Embassy in Budapest, Chargé d’Affaires David Kostelancik, gave a speech in which... 2017.10.20.