News in Brief Foreign ministry official says it is “unbelievable” that a former deputy assistant secretary of state at the US State Department has “insulted” the Hungarian people Apr 24, 2018 Tamás Menczer said that Thomas O. Melia is [US billionaire] George Soros‘s failed man who had had to leave the US State Department. “It’s unbelievable that he praises Soros but insults the Hungarian people,” he added
News in Brief Relations between Hungary and the United States are heading in the right direction, says US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Feb 09, 2018 Zoltán Balog quoted Tillerson as saying that a series of new appointments in the State Department had brought about a change in the department’s approach to Hungary
News in Brief Leading US news outlet blasts US interference in Hungary’s parliamentary election Jan 23, 2018 In a piece written by Peter Roff, titled “Why is the US interfering in Hungary's election?”, he says that given the outcry over alleged Russian interference in the last US presidential election, it's a wonder more people on Capitol Hill are not up in arms over plans to influence the media in Hungary
News in Brief New United States ambassador to Hungary could arrive in Budapest by late spring or early summer Jan 22, 2018 President Trump is expected to nominate David Cornstein to serve as the next ambassador to Hungary
News in Brief Hungary’s foreign minister heralds a new phase in Hungary-US ties Jan 16, 2018 Minister Szijjártó said that significant changes were afoot at the State Department that would improve relations between the two nations
Blog The last gasps of the ‘concerned about Hungary’ clique Dec 07, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Thomas Melia became a name in Hungary back in 2011 when, as a State Department official, he expressed in testimony before a subcommittee of the US Congress “concern about Hungary‘s democratic trajectory.”
Blog That moment when a US diplomat wonders if there is press freedom in Hungary, and an RTL Klub producer has the answer Oct 19, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács Earlier this week, the chargé d’affaires of the US Embassy in Budapest delivered remarks on the freedom of the press. The remarks garnered a lot of attention not least because of the senior US diplomat’s very pointed criticisms and assertion that “negative trends are continuing” in the sphere of press freedom in Hungary.
News in Brief Rules surrounding NGOs are much stricter in the USA Jun 20, 2017 "The most recent statement by the US Department of State is another stark example of double standards, since the regulation in force in the USA is much stricter than that in Hungary. In the United States, Soros organizations could never do what they are doing in Europe," Hungary's International Communications Office said
News in Brief New York Governor steps forward for CEU talks after Hungarian government expresses dismay at initial snub May 25, 2017 “The Government of Hungary has stated publicly that it can only discuss the future of CEU in Hungary with relevant US authorities, which in this case is the State of New York. The Governor welcomes the opportunity to resolve this matter and to initiate discussions with the Hungarian government without delay,” the New York state governor said
News in Brief Hungary to welcome US State Department delegation to discuss amended higher education act Apr 10, 2017 On April 3, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the governments of Hungary and the US will discuss the issue of Budapest’s Central European University, in connection with new regulations on universities financed from foreign sources
News in Brief Response of the Government of Hungary to the press statement of the Department of State of the United States of America Mar 31, 2017 The Government of Hungary found it with surprise that the Department of State of the United States released a press statement that is based on factual errors.
Blog The US State Department takes one more swipe at Hungary for migration policy Mar 12, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács The US State Department recently published its annual human rights report, a relic of the Cold War era. With that familiar “we know better” approach, the chapter on Hungary takes aim at our government’s actions responding to the migration crisis and reflects the previous US administration’s lax policy toward illegal immigration, a policy position on the verge of extinction.
News in Brief Hungary responds to US report on human rights by stating it agrees with President Trump's stance on illegal immigration Mar 06, 2017 The Hungarian government agrees with President Donald Trump regarding his stance on illegal immigration, and regards the security and safety of the Hungarian people as top priority