Ambassador Pressman Honors Cardinal Mindszenty
Escaping persecution from communist authorities, Cardinal József Mindszenty sheltered inside the U.S. Embassy for a period of fifteen years beginning on November 4, 1956.
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Commemorating the Days of Holocaust Remembrance
On Yom HaShoah we remember and honor the six million Jews and the millions of others the Nazis murdered.
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Remarks of Ambassador David Pressman at the March of the Living
While part of this March is commemoration, remembering, and educating, part of this March is an act of rededication.
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Ambassador Pressman Meets Holocaust Survivors
Ambassador Pressman met with two Hungarian survivors of the Holocaust , György and Ágnes Kun, to hear their stories of resilience.
Read More» 45th Anniversary of the Return of the Hungarian Holy Crown – Remarks by Ambassador Pressman
Tonight, we gather to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the return of the Hungarian Holy Crown.
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Statement by President Joe Biden on Remembering the Holodomor
This November marks the anniversary of the Holodomor — “death by hunger.”
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Ambassador Pressman’s Remarks Honoring Carl Lutz
“If you pause…and listen…you can almost hear the frantic conversations and hurried typing as Carl Lutz worked long hours to save every person he could from the horrors of war raging right outside.”
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Ambassador Pressman’s Remarks at the Tom Lantos Institute
Read Ambassador Pressman’s remarks at the Tom Lantos Institute.
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The Benjamin Franklin Fellowship Experience – Hungarian Alumni Reflection
During my four weeks in the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship program, I deepened my knowledge of the United States, managed to acquire certain aspects of the American mindset, made countless friends in different parts of Europe and the U.S., and answered more than a hundred questions about Hungary.
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Practice Negotiation Skills Through Diplomatic Simulation Anywhere in Hungary
An experiential approach to help you learn about the practical side of diplomacy and develop your negotiation and conflict management skills.
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Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of U.S.-Hungary Diplomatic Relations
This year we commemorate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Hungary. While our historical and cultural connections span a much longer period, the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1921 formalized the enduring bonds between our countries. In that spirit, please join us as we pay tribute to a century of …
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Ambassador Cornstein’s Remarks at the Commemoration of the Placement of the Statue of George H.W. Bush
Szabadság tér, Budapest Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Thank you, Mister Prime Minister. Thank you, Ministers, dignitaries, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen for being here today. It’s an honor to be here with you all today on this historic occasion. Mister Prime Minister, it may feel familiar for you to be on this square to inaugurate a …
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President George H.W. Bush Statue in Liberty Square
On October 27, 2020, the Government of Hungary and the U.S. Embassy in Budapest unveiled the statue in honor of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, in Liberty Square in Budapest on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe. Hungary to Erect Statue of George H.W. Bush in Liberty Square Ambassador Cornstein’s Remarks at the Commemoration of the Placement of the Statue of George H.W. Bush Prime Minister Orban’s Remarks at the Statue Unveiling Ceremony …
Read More» Message on the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE Day)
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Sectretary of State May 8, 2020 Today we mark 75 years since the end of hostilities in Europe in the Second World War. We pay tribute today to all those who stood up for humanity and freedom in the face of tyranny,and we honor the sacrifices of all service members …
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“Remembering World War II and its Aftermath – A Long Road to Freedom”
The U.S. Embassy Budapest Public Affairs Section (PAS Budapest) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations and individuals to submit applications to carry out a program (or project) with funding through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program that highlights the 75th anniversary of the end of World …
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Holocaust Teacher Training Program
For over a decade, the U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with the Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) in New York, has helped organize summer teacher-training programs in the United States to foster Holocaust education. To date, this initiative has brought more than 300 teachers from some thirteen countries to U.S. Holocaust-related institutions for training …
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Call for Pictures
Calling all exchange alumni!! 2019 marked not only the 30th anniversary since 1989, but also the regime change that brought new freedoms and opportunities, including the freedom to travel. We would love to see your pictures from around that time that best represent „Freedom to Travel”. If you were in the U.S. earlier than 1989, …
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Remembering the Holocaust
Chargé d’Affaires Marc Dillard joined with members of the Hungarian Jewish community, government officials, and diplomats to visit the Dohany Street Memorial Wall to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust in Hungary.
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Mindszenty Memorial Conference and Book Launch
Ambassador David B. Cornstein’s remarks at the Mindszenty memorial conference and book launch, October 16, 2019.
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Media Advisory: Budapest City Walks Commemorate Thirty Years of Freedom in Hungary
Walk of Change ’89 – A Szabadság Ritmusa weaves Hungarian and American popular music, culture, foreign policy, and economic policy into an engaging adventure through central Budapest that will motivate us to consider what freedom means to us today as Hungarians and Americans.
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Memorial Day of Martin Luther King and Billy Graham
I am honored to be here today with you commemorating the lives of Reverend Billy Graham and Reverend Martin Luther King, two great civil society activists whose moral voices changed the lives of millions.
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Remarks at a Jazz Concert in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution
During tonight’s concert, we celebrate those “barometers of freedom” – the Hungarian jazz musicians who played their music in 1956 in defiance of the Communist government. And we remember all of the Hungarians who suffered and those who died in the fight for democracy 60 years ago.
Read More» Remarks on the occasion of an Unveiling of Statues of Hannah Arendt and Zbigniew Herbert
It is a great pleasure to join you today for the unveiling of statues of two great thinkers and authors, Hannah Arendt and Zbigniew Herbert. In their works, both reflect on their survival through turmoil and war. And their accomplishments and writings continue to inspire discussion and debate today.
Read More» Remarks at the Opening of the Exhibit “Children of War” with Photography by David “Chim” Seymour
It is my great pleasure to join you tonight for the opening of this incredible exhibition of works by David “Chim” Seymour, who in his brief 45 years was an eye witness to some of the most historic moments and turbulent times of the past century.
Read More» Remarks at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the 1956 Hungarian Freedom Fighters Exhibit at the Pentagon
That is why we are here today- to honor those very brave men and women who sixty years ago, attempted to throw off the yoke of communism. Today, in a free Hungary, in the United States, and in many other places around the world, we honor their memory and sacrifices.
Read More» Remarks at the 110th Anniversary of the Erecting of the George Washington Statue
Today, more than two hundred years after Washington’s death and 110 years since the placing of this statue, Washington’s ideal for America endures.
Read More» Remarks at the March of the Living Wagon Exhibition
As I look at this exhibition, it strikes me just how powerful it is that it is on a train car. You can actually feel the history – the terror and despair – in the physical object itself, in the wooden planks in the floor, the sliding doors, and the wheels on the track. The …
Read More» Remarks at the Raoul Wallenberg Birthday Commemoration
The treatment and integration of the Roma population here and throughout Europe is another example of a serious challenge we face today. Two days ago I spoke at the Roma History and Culture Center to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Roma Holocaust – the Parrajmos.
Read More» Remarks at the Memorial Event of the Roma Holocaust
Today we pause, to mourn and remember the thousands of Romani men, women and children who were savagely and senselessly murdered and enslaved by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II.
Read More» Photo Gallery: History of the U.S. Embassy in Budapest
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