Congressional Delegation in Budapest

Meeting in the Hungarian Parliament (Embassy photo by Attila Németh)

Ambassador Cornstein and the U.S. Embassy welcomed a delegation of eight Members of Congress to Hungary July 1-3, 2019. The delegation, led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, traveled to Budapest to examine current developments in Hungary and the U.S.-Hungary relationship, including security and defense issues, the state of the rule of law and democratic institutions, and conditions for civil society, independent media, and academic freedom.

Group photo of the delegation, Ambassador Cornstein, and Fidesz Chair of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Zsolt Németh (Embassy photo by Attila Németh)
Visiting the Hungarian Parliament (Embassy photo by Attila Németh)

The delegation met with a range of government officials, fellow legislators, political opposition leaders, NGO representatives, journalists, and other experts, and visited Parliament, Central European University, the Aurora Center, and the Dohány Street Synagogue.
Members of the delegation, Ambassador Cornstein, and NGO representatives in discussion (Embassy photo by Attila Németh)
Meeting with NGO representatives (Embassy photo by Attila Németh)

Group photos of the delegation, Ambassador Cornstein, and their hosts at CEU (photo courtesy of CEU)
Visiting the Central European University (photo courtesy of CEU)

 

Senator Ben Cardin and Representatives Steve Cohen, Tom Cole, Garret Graves, Val Demings, Gregory Meeks, and Gwen Moore joined Majority Leader Hoyer for the working visit.