2011 Press Releases

Otto Avvakumovits, Hungarian-American community leader and long-time Coalition supporter, died peacefully after a long illness at the age of 76, with his family at his

The Hungarian American Coalition has made the book by Gyula Várallay, entitled Jelző nélküli Magyar – Naplójegyzetek, 1992-2007 (A Hungarian without Adjectives – Diary Notes,

On December 16, Mr. Miklós Réthelyi, Minister of National Human Resources, awarded Dr. Charles Simonyi the Kármán Tódor award for 2011.  Four other individuals and

On December 3, 2011, the Hungarian American Coalition (Coalition) held its Annual General and Board Meetings at the Kossuth House in Washington, DC.  Sándor Krémer

Six students were awarded the Dr. Elemér and Éva Kiss Scholarship Awards for the 2011-2012 academic year. The winners are:  Edit Frenyo obtained a LL.M.

A graduate program in Hungarian Studies is again available in the United States. The Balassi Bálint Institute, Hungary’s main government agency for cultural diplomacy, has

On November 3, 2011 two outstanding Hungarian academics, Zoltán Gábos and Márta Kurutz Kovács, received the Károly Simonyi Prize at the “Celebration of Hungarian Science

The Hungarian American Coalition is making selected books and periodicals available on Amazon.com, the popular online retailer of books.  Books listed on the Coalition’s website

Virtuoso pianist Gergely Bogányi will perform in two upcoming concerts sponsored by the Hungarian American Coalition.  On November 1st, he will appear at the Hungarian

The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Hungarian American Coalition has approved five grants to assist in the rebuilding efforts in the

Members of the Hungarian American Coalition were saddened to learn that Dr. Edward Chaszar, a founding member of the Coalition who dedicated his energies and

On September 17-18, President of Hungary Pál Schmitt visited Cleveland, OH, home of the largest Hungarian community in the U.S.  In less than 24 hours,

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, two U.S. Congressional delegations, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, friends of Ronald Reagan, and the extended family of Congressman

“I send greetings to all those celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hungarian American Coalition. The fabric of America is woven together and enriched by the

The 82nd Hungarian Book Week fair took place last weekend in Budapest. Thousands attended to browse and purchase books in the 130 bookstands sponsored by

On May 11, 2011, the Hungarian American Coalition hosted its seventh annual Gala Dinner at the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C., in honor of

On April 30, 2011, Dr. Leslie L. Megyeri, President of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America and Coalition Board Member, was awarded the prestigious Abraham

Washington, DC – István Csicsery-Rónay, author, politician and publisher, and an outstanding figure in the Hungarian American community and Hungarian public life, passed away on

Washington, DC – On March 21, the Heritage Foundation, the Common Sense Society of Budapest and the Hungarian American Coalition co-sponsored a panel discussion on

On October 4, 2010, the retaining wall of a sludge repository collapsed, at the alumina factory of Ajka, in Veszprém County, western Hungary. As a