This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to

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. Until 1867 Hungary had been part of the

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, when the empire became

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. Hungary had no separate diplomatic relations with other nations. The United States had diplomatic relations with the empire and Austria-Hungary through the

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. The empire was dissolved following

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, and the United States established separate diplomatic relations with Austria and Hungary in 1921, reopening the embassy in

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and establishing a

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

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opened the U.S. legation on December 26, 1921, and remained the chief of mission as ''

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'' until an ambassador was commissioned the following year. For ambassadors to Austria-Hungary prior to the dissolution of the empire, see

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. The United States Embassy in Hungary is located on Szabadság tér (Liberty Square) in the

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United States Department of State: Background notes on Hungary
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United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Hungary

United States Department of State: Hungary

United States Embassy in Budapest
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