András Simonyi

András Simonyi in the Hungarian ambassador to the United States. He represents the interests of: The Republic of Hungary; its government and peoples, to the government and peoples of the United States. H.E. Mr. András Simonyi was appointed ambassador in 2002 under the administration of Prime Minister Péter Medgyessy. On September 25 2004 he appeared in the Oval Office before US President George W. Bush to present his credentials as ambassador. He replaced H.E., Ambassador Géza Jeszenszky, who had left office in August, 2004.

Early Life

Simonyi was born May 16, 1952 in Budapest. As a four year old, he witnessed Soviet tanks roll past his home during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. In 1961 Simony's father's profession as a textile engineer brought the family to Copenhagen, Denmark, where they would live for five years. In Denmark Simonyi attended British-run international-school and Danish government school, learning Danish and English. He also began a life-long devotion to the global music scene of such US-based styles as Blues and Rock'nRoll.