András Simonyi
| András Simonyi | |
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| Hungarian Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 25 September 2002 – July 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Géza Jeszenszky |
| Succeeded by | Ferenc Somogyi |
| Hungarian Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Head of the Liaison Office to NATO until 1999) |
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In office 1995–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Inaugural |
| Succeeded by | Károly Banai |
| Personal details | |
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16 May 1952 Budapest, Hungary |
András Simonyi (born 16 May 1952) is a Hungarian diplomat, the managing director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC. He was the Hungarian ambassador to the United States between 2002 and 2007. He was succeeded by Ferenc Somogyi. He was also Hungary's ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Simonyi was appointed ambassador in 2002 under the administration of Prime Minister Péter Medgyessy, and presented his credentials on 25 September 2002. He replaced ambassador Géza Jeszenszky, who left office in August, 2002.
He appeared several times on The Colbert Report, a satirical political show on American cable television.
Simonyi was born 16 May 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.
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