List of ambassadors of Hungary to the United States

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Ambassador of Hungary to the United States
Magyar nagykövet az Egyesült Államokban
Incumbent
László Szabó
since September 8, 2017
Inaugural holder Ferdinand von Wydenbruck
FormationJanuary 25, 1865

The Hungarian ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Budapest to the Government of the United States.

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List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation ambassador Observations List of heads of state of Hungary List of presidents of the United States Term end
January 25, 1865 Ferdinand von Wydenbruck (1816–1878) [1] Franz Joseph I of Austria Andrew Johnson August 11, 1867
July 3, 1868 Carl Ramon Soter von Lederer  [ de ](1817–1890) [2] Franz Joseph I of Austria Ulysses S. Grant March 12, 1874
March 12, 1874 Wilhelm Schwarz-Senborn  [ de ](1813–1903) [3] Franz Joseph I of Austria Ulysses S. Grant March 8, 1875
June 23, 1875 Ladislaus von Hoyos-Sprinzenstein ( Born 25 August 1834 - Mauer bei Wien, Austria Franz Joseph I of Austria Rutherford B. Hayes August 28, 1878
December 25, 1878 Ernst von Mayr [4] Franz Joseph I of Austria James A. Garfield October 30, 1881
October 30, 1881 Ignaz von Schäffer 1856 envoy in London Franz Joseph I of Austria Grover Cleveland October 9, 1886
April 5, 1987 Ernst Schmit von Tavera Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (1839-1904) [5] Franz Joseph I of Austria Grover Cleveland
November 1, 1894 Alexander von Mezey Ezathmär Counselor of Legation (NOT Chargé d'affaires) [6] Franz Joseph I of Austria Grover Cleveland
December 29, 1894 Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár Franz Joseph I of Austria Grover Cleveland
December 27, 1902LEGATION RAISED TO EMBASSY Franz Joseph I of Austria Theodore Roosevelt
December 27, 1902January 1, 1907 Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár February 23, 1910 Dean of the Diplomatic corps Franz Joseph I of Austria Theodore Roosevelt
April 24, 1913 Konstantin Dumba Franz Joseph I of Austria Woodrow Wilson
October 6, 1915 Baron Erich Zwiedinek von Südenhorst Chargé d'affaires [7] Franz Joseph I of Austria Woodrow Wilson
November 9, 1916 Adam Tarnowski (senior) (1866–1946) Charles I of Austria Woodrow Wilson April 8, 1917
May 1, 1917EMBASSY REMOVED Charles I of Austria Woodrow Wilson
January 11, 1922Legation of Hungary opened Miklós Horthy Warren G. Harding
January 11, 1922 László Széchenyi Miklós Horthy Warren G. Harding
December 28, 1933 John Pelenyi Janos Pelenyi (1885-1974) Resignation: John Pelenyi, Hungarian Minister to Washington since 1933 and a career diplomat for 33 years, resigned his post and announced his intention to remain in this country indefinitely as a private citizen. He gave no reason. [8] Miklós Horthy Franklin D. Roosevelt
November 28, 1940 Stephen de Rothkugel Chargé d'affaires [9] Miklós Horthy Franklin D. Roosevelt
March 19, 1941April 3, 1941 George de Ghika 1939: George De Ghika, who was Consul- General for Hungary in New York, has been appointed Hungarian Minister to Japan Miklós Horthy Franklin D. Roosevelt
December 13, 1941ANNOUNCEMENT OF STATE OF WAR Miklós Horthy Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 10, 1946LEGATION RE-OPENED Zoltán Tildy Harry S. Truman
January 10, 1946January 18, 1946 Aladár Szegedy-Maszák (*1904 March 25, 1988) [10] Zoltán Tildy Harry S. Truman
July 11, 1947 Paul Marik Zoltán Tildy Harry S. Truman
September 30, 1947October 8, 1947 Rustem Vambery Zoltán Tildy Harry S. Truman
May 18, 1948 Andrew Sik [11] Árpád Szakasits Harry S. Truman
July 20, 1948August 4, 1948 Andrew Sik Árpád Szakasits Harry S. Truman
October 1, 1949Listed as Hungarian People's Republic Árpád Szakasits Harry S. Truman
September 29, 1949October 17, 1949 Imre Horváth (1901-1958)
  • Born into a worker's family in 1901, Imre Horvath started out as a fitter's apprentice. Later he attended a poly- technical
  • From 1951 to 1953 he was ambassador in London, On July 30, 1956, the Hungarian State Assembly elected Irnre Horvath Foreign Minister. [12]
Árpád Szakasits Harry S. Truman
August 2, 1951August 7, 1951 Emil Weil (1897-1954) Sándor Rónai Harry S. Truman
April 8, 1953 Péter Kós Ambassador carried as absent, Chargé d'affaires István Dobi Dwight D. Eisenhower
August 28, 1953September 26, 1953 Károly Szabó (Ambassador to the United States) István Dobi Dwight D. Eisenhower
June 27, 1956July 17, 1956 Péter Kós
  • 1921: Educated, University of Budapest, Doctor of Chemistry.
  • 1949: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, head of section
  • 1956: Envoy to Indonesia.
  • From 1969 to 1972 he was ambassador in New Delhi. [13]
István Dobi Dwight D. Eisenhower
19571962 Tibor Zádor Chargé d'affaires István Dobi Dwight D. Eisenhower
February 14, 1962 János Radványi Chargé d'affaires István Dobi John F. Kennedy
November 28, 1966Legation raised to embassy István Dobi Lyndon B. Johnson
1967 Sándor Józan Chargé d'affaires Pál Losonczi Lyndon B. Johnson
September 27, 1968October 10, 1968 János Nagy Pál Losonczi Lyndon B. Johnson
June 9, 1971 Péter Fülöp (diplomat) Chargé d'affaires Pál Losonczi Richard Nixon
September 3, 1971September 21, 1971 Károly Szabó (Ambassador to the United States) Pál Losonczi Richard Nixon
April 28, 1975 Károly Kovács Chargé d'affaires Pál Losonczi Gerald Ford
June 6, 1975July 14, 1975 Ferenc Esztergályos Pál Losonczi Gerald Ford
September 28, 1981October 26, 1981 János Petrán Pál Losonczi Ronald Reagan
September 16, 1983October 13, 1983 Vencel Házi Pál Losonczi Ronald Reagan
October 18, 1991November 25, 1991 Pál Tar Árpád Göncz George H. W. Bush
October 1, 1989Name changed to Republic of Hungary Mátyás Szűrös George H. W. Bush
August 31, 1989October 24, 1989 Péter Várkonyi Mátyás Szűrös George H. W. Bush
September 10, 1990October 24, 1990 Péter Zwack Árpád Göncz George H. W. Bush
October 27, 1994November 21, 1994 György Bánlaki Árpád Göncz Bill Clinton
September 24, 1998October 27, 1998 Géza Jeszenszky Árpád Göncz Bill Clinton
September 10, 2002September 25, 2002 András Simonyi Ferenc Mádl George W. Bush
August 29, 2007September 18, 2007 Ferenc Somogyi László Sólyom George W. Bush
September 18, 2009November 4, 2009 Béla Szombati László Sólyom Barack Obama
January 31, 2011February 23, 2011 György Szapáry Pál Schmitt Barack Obama
February 18, 2015February 23, 2015 Réka Szemerkényi János Áder Barack Obama
September 8, 2017 [14] László Szabó János Áder Donald Trump
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References

  1. Ferdinand von Wydenbruck
  2. Carl Ramon Soter von Lederer
  3. Wilhelm Schwarz-Senborn
  4. Ernst von Mayr
  5. Ernst Schmit von Tavera
  6. Alexander von Mezey Ezathmär
  7. Baron Erich Zwiedinek von Südenhorst
  8. John Pelenyi
  9. Stephen de Rothkugel
  10. Aladár Szegedy-Maszák
  11. Andrew Sik
  12. Imre Horváth
  13. Péter Kós
  14. "List of Foreign Ambassadors who Participated in Credentialing Ceremony". the White House. September 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  15. Chief of Protocol , , Office of the historian ,