Ferenc Somogyi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 November 2004 – 9 June 2006
Prime MinisterFerenc Gyurcsány
Preceded byLászló Kovács
Succeeded byKinga Göncz
Personal details
Born(1945-09-01)1 September 1945
Hartkirchen, Austria
Died30 March 2021(2021-03-30) (aged 75)
Budapest, Hungary
Political partyIndependent
SpouseAndrea Somogyi
ChildrenBence
Balázs
and 1 daughter
ProfessionDiplomat

Ferenc Somogyi (1 September 1945 in Hartkirchen, Austria – 30 March 2021) was a Hungarian ambassador to the United States.[1][2]

Career

Ferenc Somogyi with President Bush upon presentation of his credentials as Ambassador to the U.S., September 18, 2007

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

  1. ^ a b c "AMBASSADOR FERENC SOMOGYI". Embassy of Hungary. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  2. ^ Gyászhír (in Hungarian)
  3. ^ "Hungarian Foreign Ministers from 7 April 1848 to Our Days". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

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Political offices Preceded byLászló Kovács Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004–2006 Succeeded byKinga Göncz Diplomatic posts Preceded byAndrás Simonyi Hungarian Ambassador to the United States 2007–2009 Succeeded byBéla Szombati


Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Hungary since 1848
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