Ferenc Somogyi
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Template:Redirect template Ferenc Somogyi (1 September 1945 in Hartkirchen, Austria – 30 March 2021) was a Hungarian ambassador to the United States.[1][2]
Career
A former businessman, he is a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party and served as foreign minister from November 1, 2004 until a cabinet shuffle in June 2006.[3] His appointment to that position was announced in September 2004. Previously, he was the deputy ambassador to the United Nations during the 1980s in Hungary's communist government, and was a telephone company executive during the 1990s. In late 2007, Somogyi was appointed Hungarian Ambassador to the United States.[1]
Private life
Father of three children.[1]
References
External links
- The Washington Diplomat Newspaper - Ambassador profile
- Embassy of Hungary in the USA: The Ambassador
- Embassy of Hungary in the USA: Biography of the Ambassador