| Diplomatic agrément |
Diplomatic accreditation |
ambassador |
Observations |
List of heads of state of Hungary |
List of presidents of the United States |
Term end |
| January 25, 1865 |
|
Ferdinand von Wydenbruck |
(1816–1878)[1] |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Andrew Johnson |
August 11, 1867 |
| July 3, 1868 |
|
Carl Ramon Soter von Lederer [de] |
(1817–1890)[2] |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Ulysses S. Grant |
March 12, 1874 |
| March 12, 1874 |
|
Wilhelm Schwarz-Senborn [de] |
(1813–1903)[3] |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Ulysses S. Grant |
March 8, 1875 |
| June 23, 1875 |
|
Ladislaus von Hoyos-Sprinzenstein |
( Born 25 August 1834 - Mauer bei Wien, Austria |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Rutherford B. Hayes |
August 28, 1878 |
| December 25, 1878 |
|
Ernst von Mayr |
[4] |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
James A. Garfield |
October 30, 1881 |
| October 30, 1881 |
|
Ignaz von Schäffer |
1856 envoy in London |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Grover Cleveland |
October 9, 1886 |
| April 5, 1987 |
|
Ernst Schmit von Tavera |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (1839-1904)[5] |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Grover Cleveland |
|
| November 1, 1894 |
|
Alexander von Mezey Ezathmär |
Counselor of Legation (NOT Chargé d'affaires)[6] |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Grover Cleveland |
|
| December 29, 1894 |
|
Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár |
|
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Grover Cleveland |
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| December 27, 1902 |
|
|
LEGATION RAISED TO EMBASSY |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Theodore Roosevelt |
|
| December 27, 1902 |
January 1, 1907 |
Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár |
February 23, 1910 Dean of the Diplomatic corps |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Theodore Roosevelt |
|
| April 24, 1913 |
|
Konstantin Dumba |
|
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Woodrow Wilson |
|
| October 6, 1915 |
|
Baron Erich Zwiedinek von Südenhorst |
Chargé d'affaires[7] |
Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Woodrow Wilson |
|
| November 9, 1916 |
|
Adam Tarnowski (senior) |
(1866–1946) |
Charles I of Austria |
Woodrow Wilson |
April 8, 1917 |
| May 1, 1917 |
|
|
EMBASSY REMOVED |
Charles I of Austria |
Woodrow Wilson |
|
| January 11, 1922 |
|
|
Legation of Hungary opened |
Miklós Horthy |
Warren G. Harding |
|
| January 11, 1922 |
|
László Széchenyi |
|
Miklós Horthy |
Warren G. Harding |
|
| December 28, 1933 |
|
John Pelenyi |
Janos Pelenyi (1885-1974) Resignation: John Pelenyi, Hungarian Minister to Washington since 1933 and a career diplomat for 33 years, resigned his post and announced his intention to remain in this country indefinitely as a private citizen. He gave no reason.[8] |
Miklós Horthy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
|
| November 28, 1940 |
|
Stephen de Rothkugel |
Chargé d'affaires[9] |
Miklós Horthy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
|
| March 19, 1941 |
April 3, 1941 |
George de Ghika |
1939: George De Ghika, who was Consul- General for Hungary in New York, has been appointed Hungarian Minister to Japan |
Miklós Horthy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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| December 13, 1941 |
|
|
ANNOUNCEMENT OF STATE OF WAR |
Miklós Horthy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
|
| January 10, 1946 |
|
|
LEGATION RE-OPENED |
Zoltán Tildy |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| January 10, 1946 |
January 18, 1946 |
Aladár Szegedy-Maszák |
(*1904 March 25, 1988)[10] |
Zoltán Tildy |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| July 11, 1947 |
|
Paul Marik |
|
Zoltán Tildy |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| September 30, 1947 |
October 8, 1947 |
Rustem Vambery |
|
Zoltán Tildy |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| May 18, 1948 |
|
Andrew Sik |
[11] |
Árpád Szakasits |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| July 20, 1948 |
August 4, 1948 |
Andrew Sik |
|
Árpád Szakasits |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| October 1, 1949 |
|
|
Listed as Hungarian People's Republic |
Árpád Szakasits |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| September 29, 1949 |
October 17, 1949 |
Imre Horváth |
(1901-1958)
- Born into a worker's family in 1901, Imre Horvath started out as a fitter's apprentice. Later he attended a poly- technical
- From 1951 to 1953 he was ambassador in London, On July 30, 1956, the Hungarian State Assembly elected Irnre Horvath Foreign Minister.[12]
|
Árpád Szakasits |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| August 2, 1951 |
August 7, 1951 |
Emil Weil |
(1897-1954) |
Sándor Rónai |
Harry S. Truman |
|
| April 8, 1953 |
|
Péter Kós |
Ambassador carried as absent, Chargé d'affaires |
István Dobi |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
|
| August 28, 1953 |
September 26, 1953 |
Károly Szabó (Ambassador to the United States) |
|
István Dobi |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
|
| June 27, 1956 |
July 17, 1956 |
Péter Kós |
- 1921: Educated, University of Budapest, Doctor of Chemistry.
- 1949: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, head of section
- 1956: Envoy to Indonesia.
- From 1969 to 1972 he was ambassador in New Delhi.[13]
|
István Dobi |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
|
| 1957 |
1962 |
Tibor Zádor |
Chargé d'affaires |
István Dobi |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
|
| February 14, 1962 |
|
János Radványi |
Chargé d'affaires |
István Dobi |
John F. Kennedy |
|
| November 28, 1966 |
|
|
Legation raised to embassy |
István Dobi |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
|
| 1967 |
|
Sándor Józan |
Chargé d'affaires |
Pál Losonczi |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
|
| September 27, 1968 |
October 10, 1968 |
János Nagy |
|
Pál Losonczi |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
|
| June 9, 1971 |
|
Péter Fülöp (diplomat) |
Chargé d'affaires |
Pál Losonczi |
Richard Nixon |
|
| September 3, 1971 |
September 21, 1971 |
Károly Szabó (Ambassador to the United States) |
|
Pál Losonczi |
Richard Nixon |
|
| April 28, 1975 |
|
Károly Kovács |
Chargé d'affaires |
Pál Losonczi |
Gerald Ford |
|
| June 6, 1975 |
July 14, 1975 |
Ferenc Esztergályos |
|
Pál Losonczi |
Gerald Ford |
|
| September 28, 1981 |
October 26, 1981 |
János Petrán |
|
Pál Losonczi |
Ronald Reagan |
|
| September 16, 1983 |
October 13, 1983 |
Vencel Házi |
|
Pál Losonczi |
Ronald Reagan |
|
| October 18, 1991 |
November 25, 1991 |
Pál Tar |
|
Árpád Göncz |
George H. W. Bush |
|
| October 1, 1989 |
|
|
Name changed to Republic of Hungary |
Mátyás Szűrös |
George H. W. Bush |
|
| August 31, 1989 |
October 24, 1989 |
Péter Várkonyi |
|
Mátyás Szűrös |
George H. W. Bush |
|
| September 10, 1990 |
October 24, 1990 |
Péter Zwack |
|
Árpád Göncz |
George H. W. Bush |
|
| October 27, 1994 |
November 21, 1994 |
György Bánlaki |
|
Árpád Göncz |
Bill Clinton |
|
| September 24, 1998 |
October 27, 1998 |
Géza Jeszenszky |
|
Árpád Göncz |
Bill Clinton |
|
| September 10, 2002 |
September 25, 2002 |
András Simonyi |
|
Ferenc Mádl |
George W. Bush |
|
| August 29, 2007 |
September 18, 2007 |
Ferenc Somogyi |
|
László Sólyom |
George W. Bush |
|
| September 18, 2009 |
November 4, 2009 |
Béla Szombati |
|
László Sólyom |
Barack Obama |
|
| January 31, 2011 |
February 23, 2011 |
György Szapáry |
|
Pál Schmitt |
Barack Obama |
|
| February 18, 2015 |
February 23, 2015 |
Réka Szemerkényi |
|
János Áder |
Barack Obama |
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September 8, 2017[14] |
László Szabó |
|
János Áder |
Donald Trump |
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Szabolcs Takács |
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