118 result(s) for u.s. embassy in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Share Your Ideas About Hungary With U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell
- 20 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
"The Embassy Facebook page has recently reached 30,000 fans! Thank you, we really appreciate your support, your engagement, and your feedback. To celebrate this important milestone, we invite our Facebook fans to participate in a contest.
U.S.- Hungary Sign Totalization Agreement
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ambassador Colleen Bell and Hungarian Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog signed an agreement today to eliminate dual taxation of U.S. and Hungarian citizens as a result of the payment of social security taxes to both countries based on the same earnings. The agreement promotes equity and fairness for workers who divide their careers between the two countries.
Hungary, US Sign Pact On Social Support
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog and US Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell have signed an agreement on social security (unemployment, disability and retirement support). The agreement ensures fairer conditions for people who have worked in both countries, the ambassador said. It eliminates parallel payment of social security contribution in the two countries, the ambassador said.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Summoned US Chargé d'Affairs
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Levente Magyar, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy summoned André Goodfriend, Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the United States in Budapest at noon. Mr. Magyar informed Mr. Goodfriend that the Hungarian Government welcomes the fact that the United States' diplomatic presence will again be headed by an ambassador, after the Senate confirmed the appointment of Ambassador Colleen Bell.
Hungarian Govt: Decision Of Voters Should Be Respected By Everyone
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian citizens this year have stated their opinion three times as to how they envision the country's future, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated on Wednesday in reaction to critical comments by U.S. Senator John McCain.
Hungary’s Fidesz: Gyurcsány Working To Overthrow Orbán
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has accused Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the Democratic Coalition, of working to overthrow the government of Viktor Orbán. Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said that it had become clear that André Goodfriend, the American charge d’affaires in Budapest, was playing from “Gyurcsány’s playbook”.
No Substantive Info In US Embassy Budapest Docs, Says Govt Official
- 14 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
There is no substantive information in the document that an employee of the United States embassy handed over to the Hungarian foreign ministry concerning the US entry ban, a government official said. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told a news conference that the twopage document received last week containing “supposed evidence for the entry ban” ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Share Your Ideas About Hungary With U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell
- 20 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
"The Embassy Facebook page has recently reached 30,000 fans! Thank you, we really appreciate your support, your engagement, and your feedback. To celebrate this important milestone, we invite our Facebook fans to participate in a contest.
U.S.- Hungary Sign Totalization Agreement
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ambassador Colleen Bell and Hungarian Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog signed an agreement today to eliminate dual taxation of U.S. and Hungarian citizens as a result of the payment of social security taxes to both countries based on the same earnings. The agreement promotes equity and fairness for workers who divide their careers between the two countries.
Hungary, US Sign Pact On Social Support
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog and US Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell have signed an agreement on social security (unemployment, disability and retirement support). The agreement ensures fairer conditions for people who have worked in both countries, the ambassador said. It eliminates parallel payment of social security contribution in the two countries, the ambassador said.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Summoned US Chargé d'Affairs
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Levente Magyar, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy summoned André Goodfriend, Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the United States in Budapest at noon. Mr. Magyar informed Mr. Goodfriend that the Hungarian Government welcomes the fact that the United States' diplomatic presence will again be headed by an ambassador, after the Senate confirmed the appointment of Ambassador Colleen Bell.
Hungarian Govt: Decision Of Voters Should Be Respected By Everyone
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian citizens this year have stated their opinion three times as to how they envision the country's future, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated on Wednesday in reaction to critical comments by U.S. Senator John McCain.
Hungary’s Fidesz: Gyurcsány Working To Overthrow Orbán
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has accused Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the Democratic Coalition, of working to overthrow the government of Viktor Orbán. Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said that it had become clear that André Goodfriend, the American charge d’affaires in Budapest, was playing from “Gyurcsány’s playbook”.
No Substantive Info In US Embassy Budapest Docs, Says Govt Official
- 14 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
There is no substantive information in the document that an employee of the United States embassy handed over to the Hungarian foreign ministry concerning the US entry ban, a government official said. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told a news conference that the twopage document received last week containing “supposed evidence for the entry ban” ...