Although Hungary and Australia have very different histories and are far from each other geographically, we have our hearts in the right place and have a lot to share, according to the Ambassador of Australia to Hungary, Dr. Brendon Hammer.

Addressing the autumn meeting of diplomatic mission leaders, Minister Péter Szijjártó asked those present to not allow themselves to be swayed from the standpoint according to which the security situation in Europe can in fact be improved and restored.

For the second time, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham) hosted the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States and the American Ambassador to Hungary at a joint business forum at the Budapest Marriott Hotel.

The US Department of State has handed over its agrément to the Hungarian Embassy, under which Réka Szemerkényi, Hungary’s new ambassador to the US, can take up her post in Washington, D.C., the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced.

Géza Jeszenszky has resigned as the Hungarian ambassador to Norway. The website hvg.hu suspects Jeszenszky quit as he had enough of explaining the Hungarian government’s hostile attitude towards NGOs distributing Norway Grant funds.

"Hungary has a vested interest in seeing the success of the Eurozone, as we are linked to the bloc in many ways," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pointed out, addressing the annual meeting of ambassadors in Budapest this week.

The U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, has been killed in the second largest Libyan city of Benghazi in an attack by Islamist rebels. His car was reportedly attacked, killing him and two bodyguards. a fourth US citizen also died in Benghazi.

At the annual meeting of Hungarian ambassadors in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the 104 heads of mission present that Hungary is managing the current economic crisis successfully – as is Central Europe in general.

Laurent Vandenameele, Executive Chef of Le Meridien Budapest's Le Bourbon restaurant was recently honored by the French President for his contribution to French gastronomy. The prestigious award was presented by HE René Roudaut, French Ambassador to Hungary.

"We are widely recognized as being a country that is engaged in Hungary with a lot of project work." These words by the British Ambassador to Hungary, Greg Dorey to Diplomacy and Trade magazine well reflect his activity in fostering bilateral ties

On Sep 27, Canada's new Ambassador to Hungary Tamara Guttman presented her credentials to the President of Hungary Pál Schmitt at the Sándor Palace. Ms. Guttman succeeded Mr. Pierre Guimond.

Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced the appointment of his country’s new ambassador to Hungary, Tamara Guttman. She will have concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Slovenia and to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mediha ªükriye Martinez, the wife of the previous Mexican ambassador to Hungary, José Luis Martínez Hernández, mourns the death of her father, Osman Nami Osmanoglu, the grandson of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamit II.