Diplomatic agrément
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Diplomatic accreditation
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ambassador
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Observations
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List of heads of state of Hungary
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List of presidents of the United States
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Term end
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January 25, 1865
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Ferdinand von Wydenbruck
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(1816–1878)
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Andrew Johnson
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August 11, 1867
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July 3, 1868
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Carl Ramon Soter von Lederer [de]
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(1817–1890)
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Ulysses S. Grant
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March 12, 1874
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March 12, 1874
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Wilhelm Schwarz-Senborn [de]
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(1813–1903)
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Ulysses S. Grant
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March 8, 1875
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June 23, 1875
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Ladislaus von Hoyos-Sprinzenstein
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( Born 25 August 1834 - Mauer bei Wien, Austria
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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August 28, 1878
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December 25, 1878
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Ernst von Mayr
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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James A. Garfield
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October 30, 1881
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October 30, 1881
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Ignaz von Schäffer
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1856 envoy in London
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Grover Cleveland
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October 9, 1886
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April 5, 1987
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Ernst Schmit von Tavera
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (1839-1904)
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Grover Cleveland
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November 1, 1894
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Alexander von Mezey Ezathmär
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Counselor of Legation (NOT Chargé d'affaires)
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Grover Cleveland
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December 29, 1894
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Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Grover Cleveland
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December 27, 1902
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LEGATION RAISED TO EMBASSY
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Theodore Roosevelt
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December 27, 1902
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January 1, 1907
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Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár
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February 23, 1910 Dean of the Diplomatic corps
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Theodore Roosevelt
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April 24, 1913
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Konstantin Dumba
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Woodrow Wilson
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October 6, 1915
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Baron Erich Zwiedinek von Südenhorst
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Chargé d'affaires
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
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Woodrow Wilson
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November 9, 1916
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Adam Tarnowski (senior)
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(1866–1946)
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Charles I of Austria
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Woodrow Wilson
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April 8, 1917
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May 1, 1917
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EMBASSY REMOVED
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Charles I of Austria
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Woodrow Wilson
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January 11, 1922
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Legation of Hungary opened
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Miklós Horthy
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Warren G. Harding
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January 11, 1922
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László Széchenyi
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Miklós Horthy
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Warren G. Harding
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December 28, 1933
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John Pelenyi
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Janos Pelenyi (1885-1974) Resignation: John Pelenyi, Hungarian Minister to Washington since 1933 and a career diplomat for 33 years, resigned his post and announced his intention to remain in this country indefinitely as a private citizen. He gave no reason.
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Miklós Horthy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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November 28, 1940
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Stephen de Rothkugel
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Chargé d'affaires
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Miklós Horthy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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March 19, 1941
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April 3, 1941
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George de Ghika
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1939: George De Ghika, who was Consul- General for Hungary in New York, has been appointed Hungarian Minister to Japan
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Miklós Horthy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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December 13, 1941
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF STATE OF WAR
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Miklós Horthy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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January 10, 1946
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LEGATION RE-OPENED
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Zoltán Tildy
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Harry S. Truman
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January 10, 1946
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January 18, 1946
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Aladár Szegedy-Maszák
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(*1904 March 25, 1988)
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Zoltán Tildy
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Harry S. Truman
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July 11, 1947
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Paul Marik
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Zoltán Tildy
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Harry S. Truman
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September 30, 1947
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October 8, 1947
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Rustem Vambery
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Zoltán Tildy
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Harry S. Truman
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May 18, 1948
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Andrew Sik
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Árpád Szakasits
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Harry S. Truman
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July 20, 1948
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August 4, 1948
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Andrew Sik
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Árpád Szakasits
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Harry S. Truman
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October 1, 1949
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Listed as Hungarian People's Republic
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Árpád Szakasits
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Harry S. Truman
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September 29, 1949
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October 17, 1949
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Imre Horváth
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(1901-1958)
- Born into a worker's family in 1901, Imre Horvath started out as a fitter's apprentice. Later he attended a poly- technical
- From 1951 to 1953 he was ambassador in London, On July 30, 1956, the Hungarian State Assembly elected Irnre Horvath Foreign Minister.
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Árpád Szakasits
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Harry S. Truman
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August 2, 1951
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August 7, 1951
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Emil Weil
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(1897-1954)
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Sándor Rónai
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Harry S. Truman
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April 8, 1953
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Péter Kós
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Ambassador carried as absent, Chargé d'affaires
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István Dobi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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August 28, 1953
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September 26, 1953
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Károly Szabó (Ambassador to the United States)
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István Dobi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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June 27, 1956
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July 17, 1956
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Péter Kós
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- 1921: Educated, University of Budapest, Doctor of Chemistry.
- 1949: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, head of section
- 1956: Envoy to Indonesia.
- From 1969 to 1972 he was ambassador in New Delhi.
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István Dobi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1957
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1962
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Tibor Zádor
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Chargé d'affaires
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István Dobi
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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February 14, 1962
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János Radványi
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Chargé d'affaires
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István Dobi
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John F. Kennedy
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November 28, 1966
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Legation raised to embassy
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István Dobi
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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1967
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Sándor Józan
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Chargé d'affaires
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Pál Losonczi
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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September 27, 1968
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October 10, 1968
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János Nagy
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Pál Losonczi
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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June 9, 1971
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Péter Fülöp (diplomat)
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Chargé d'affaires
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Pál Losonczi
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Richard Nixon
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September 3, 1971
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September 21, 1971
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Károly Szabó (Ambassador to the United States)
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Pál Losonczi
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Richard Nixon
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April 28, 1975
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Károly Kovács
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Chargé d'affaires
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Pál Losonczi
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Gerald Ford
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June 6, 1975
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July 14, 1975
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Ferenc Esztergályos
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Pál Losonczi
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Gerald Ford
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September 28, 1981
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October 26, 1981
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János Petrán
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Pál Losonczi
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Ronald Reagan
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September 16, 1983
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October 13, 1983
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Vencel Házi
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Pál Losonczi
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Ronald Reagan
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October 18, 1991
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November 25, 1991
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Pál Tar
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Árpád Göncz
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George H. W. Bush
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October 1, 1989
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Name changed to Republic of Hungary
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Mátyás Szűrös
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George H. W. Bush
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August 31, 1989
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October 24, 1989
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Péter Várkonyi
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Mátyás Szűrös
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George H. W. Bush
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September 10, 1990
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October 24, 1990
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Péter Zwack
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Árpád Göncz
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George H. W. Bush
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October 27, 1994
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November 21, 1994
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György Bánlaki
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Árpád Göncz
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Bill Clinton
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September 24, 1998
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October 27, 1998
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Géza Jeszenszky
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Árpád Göncz
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Bill Clinton
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September 10, 2002
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September 25, 2002
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András Simonyi
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Ferenc Mádl
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George W. Bush
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August 29, 2007
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September 18, 2007
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Ferenc Somogyi
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László Sólyom
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George W. Bush
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September 18, 2009
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November 4, 2009
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Béla Szombati
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László Sólyom
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Barack Obama
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January 31, 2011
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February 23, 2011
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György Szapáry
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Pál Schmitt
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Barack Obama
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February 18, 2015
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February 23, 2015
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Réka Szemerkényi
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János Áder
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Barack Obama
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September 8, 2017
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László Szabó
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János Áder
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Donald Trump
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Szabolcs Takács
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