Embassy of the United States

Building Bridges through English
English language students and their teachers participated in a U.S. Embassy sponsored summer camp at Lake Balaton, where in addition to practicing their English skills, they were learning about each other’s countries and cultures. Ambassador Kounalakis visited the camp on August 12.

Remembering Roma Victims of the Holocaust
Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Jeffrey Lodinsky and Human Rights Officer Lynette Behnke attended two separate memorials in honor of the Roma victims of the Holocaust. The yearly events commemorate the 23,000 Roma who were deported from Hungary during the Second World War.

Roma and Friends Camp: A Week of Building Tolerance
As part of the ongoing effort to assist Hungary in integrating the Roma minority population, the Embassy held the first round of this year’s “Roma and Friends” Summer Camp between July 17-24 in Balatonlelle. Organized since 2008, this unique English language tolerance-building summer camp hosted five ethnically diverse groups ...

Ambassador Kounalakis Welcomes New Mylan Investment in Komárom
Ambassador Kounalakis participated in a July 22 press conference at the Ministry of National Economy announcing the opening of a new pharmaceutical packaging center by Mylan, Inc. that will create 400 new jobs in Komárom.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Praises Successful Visit to Hungary
On July 16, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court ended a successful four-day visit to Hungary. On July 15, he had a warm and productive exchange on broad constitutional principles and the rule of law in a meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi.