Ferenc Somogyi (1 September 1945 in Hartkirchen,

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– 30 March 2021) was a Hungarian ambassador to the United States.

Career

A former businessman, he is a member of the

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and served as

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from November 1, 2004 until a cabinet shuffle in June 2006. His appointment to that position was announced in September 2004. Previously, he was the deputy

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to the

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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.

Private life

Father of three children.

References

External links

The Washington Diplomat Newspaper - Ambassador profile
1945 births 2021 deaths People from Eferding District Foreign ministers of Hungary Ambassadors of Hungary to the United States Hungary–United States relations {{Hungary-politician-stub