Csaba Kőrösi (; born 1958) is a Hungarian diplomat who served as President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.UN News, "Solidarity, sustainability, science, will guide new General Assembly President’s agenda"
7 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.United Nations General Assembly, 77th session, "Introducing the President-elect"
Retrieved 15 August 2022.UN News, "UNGA77: 5 key things to know about the upcoming General Assembly session"
30 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022 He was previously Director of Environmental Sustainability in the Office of the President of Hungary.Ambassador Csaba Kőrösi, Director of Environmental Sustainability at the Office of the President of Hungary, Candidate for President of the 77th UN General Assembly
Retrieved 10 June 2022.

Early life and education

Born in

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

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, in 1958, Kőrösi studied at the

Moscow Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (, also known as MGIMO University) is an institute of higher education located in Moscow, Russia. The institute is run by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MGIMO offers educat ...

(Russia), the

University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Y ...

Institute of International Relations (United Kingdom), the Truman Institute for

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Studies at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...

, and

Harvard Kennedy School The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), is the school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Kennedy School offers master's de ...

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(United States of America).

Career

Kőrösi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983 and served in various countries, including

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and

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

. He was also the Permanent Representative of Hungary to the

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and served as vice-president of the

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from 2011 to 2012. He was Deputy State Secretary responsible for security policy, multilateral diplomacy and human rights before being appointed Director of Environmental Sustainability in the Office of the President of Hungary. From 2022 to 2023 Kőrösi served as

President of the United Nations General Assembly The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly. Election ...

for its 77th session.

Awards

Kőrösi is a recipient of the

Hungarian Order of Merit The Hungarian Order of Merit () is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the Order of Merit of the K ...

. He was also awarded the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland () is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident abroad. As such, it is sometimes referred to as ...

, the

Sovereign Military Order of Malta The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, and commonly known as the Order of Malta or the Knights of Malta, is a Catholic lay religious ...

and the Greek Order of the Phoenix.

References

1958 births Living people People from Szeged Hungarian diplomats Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni Permanent representatives of Hungary to the United Nations Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly {{Hungary-politician-stub