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Office of Defense Cooperation

Bank Center Building, Granite Tower, 1st floor
Szabadság tér 7, H-1054 Budapest
Telephone: (36-1) 475-4548; Fax: (36-1) 475-4174

COL Lawrence J. Kinde, Office Chief


The Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) is responsible for promoting, developing, coordinating and executing the following programs with the Republic of Hungary:

  • Security Assistance
    • Foreign Military Financing/Sales (FMF/FMS)
    • International Military Education and Training (IMET)
    • Excess Defense Equipment (EDA)
    • Humanitarian Assistance Program
  • Defense Cooperation in Armaments (DCA)
  • Engagement Activities
    • Hungary-Ohio State Partnership Program (SPP)
    • Joint Contact Team Program (JCTP)
  • Marshall Center
  • Counter Terrorism Program

For further information, please contact the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy.

Ohio-Hungary 2004

Ohio guard

The Ohio National Guard-Hungary partnership was established in 1993 and has been a vibrant and continuous relationship.  Since its inception, over 100 state partnership program events between Ohio and Hungary have occurred. (full text)