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• HUNGARIAN AMERICAN COALITION HOLDS ANNUAL AND BOARD MEETINGS

  December 11, 2006

  Senator Chuck Hagel Delivers Keynote Address  at Coalition’s 15th Annual Mikulás Dinner; Gov. George Pataki addresses guests celebrating  the Coalition’s 15th Anniversary More...

• HUNGARIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS EVALUATE TWO-WEEK STUDY TOUR IN UNITED STATES

  November 28, 2006

  Nine high school principals and administrators from Hungary completed their two-week study tour in the United States, visiting Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, PA, Raleigh, NC and New York City on October 8-22. More...

• HUNGARIAN AMERICAN COALITION RECEIVES GRANT FOR THE KÁROLY SIMONYI PRIZE IN HUNGARY

  November 10, 2006

  The Hungarian American Coalition has received a $90,000 grant to extend the operation of theKároly Simonyi Prize until 2008 to support the development of scientific endeavors of Hungarians living in Hungary and beyond the borders. More...

• 56 STORIES: RECOLLECTIONS OF THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION

  November 10, 2006

  On Monday, November 13 at 6:30 PM, the Hungarian American Coalition will hold a book launch party at the Kossuth House, Washington, D.C. The book entitled 56 Stories is a collection of personal testimonials from participants in and observers of the 1956 Revolution of Hungary. More...

• THREE OUTSTANDING HUNGARIAN RESEARCHERS RECEIVE THE CHARLES SIMONYI RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

  October 20, 2006

  On October 19, 2006 three outstanding Hungarian researchers received the Charles Simonyi Research Scholarship Award at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest. The annual award was first established in 2000 by Dr. Charles Simonyi, which was continued this year – with the cooperation of the Hungarian American Coalition – to serve the goal of encouraging outstanding scientific research by Hungarians. More...

• HUNGARIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO VISIT U.S. ON TWO-WEEK STUDY TOUR

  September 22, 2006

  The International Visitors Program of the US Department of State, together with the U.S. Embassy in Budapest and the Hungarian American Coalition (Coalition), are the co-sponsors of a program entitled U.S. Secondary Education Program. Nine high school principals and administrators from Hungary will visit Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Raleigh, NC and New York City from October 8 to 22. More...

• HUNGARIAN AMERICAN COALITION ANNOUNCES WINNER OF THE “DR. ELEMÉR KISS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM”

  September 6, 2006

  János Américo Barbero from Budapest, Hungary was selected winner of the “Dr. Elemér Kiss Scholarship Program” award for the 2006-2007 academic year. More...

• CALENDAR OF EVENTS COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1956 REVOLUTION

  September 20, 2006

  OCTOBER 23-28: FREEDOM 1956 EXHIBITION, THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER HUNTINGTON ARCADE. Foley and Lardner LLP and the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Hungary are putting together a public exhibition in memoriam of the 1956 Revolution which will include of photographs from Erich Lessin and Stephen Spinder. For more information about this and other events, please contact the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Hungary in Boston at Tel: 617-342-4022 or visit their website at:http://www.net.hu/boston-consul/english/ More...

• VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FUND MEETS FUNDRAISING GOAL

  July 24, 2006

  The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation announced on July 19 that it reached its fund-raising goal of $825,000 and expects to begin construction on its Memorial to the more than 100 million victims of communism this September. More...

• APRIL H. FOLEY, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY, TAKES OATH OF OFFICE

  July 10, 2006

  On July 5, April H. Foley was sworn in as the new Ambassador of the United States to Hungary at a ceremony in the State Department’s Indian Treaty Room. The Hungarian American Coalition was represented at the ceremony by Edith Lauer, Chair Emerita. More...

• SIXTH ANNUAL POSONIUM AWARDS PRESENTED TO HUNGARIAN WRITERS AND ARTIST IN SLOVAKIA

  July 5, 2006

  Six Hungarian writers and an art critic/historian received the Posonium Literary and Fine Arts Awards in Bratislava on June 27, 2006. The Posonium Awards, a project of the Hungarian American Coalition, were founded by Edith and John Lauer for the purpose of giving long-overdue recognition to Hungarian writers and artists for outstanding contributions to the literature, art, and cultural heritage of the 520,000-strong Hungarian historic community in Slovakia. The Fine Arts awards are sponsored by György Mátyásfalvi, Budapest businessman. More...

• PRESIDENT BUSH PAYS HOMAGE TO 1956 DURING BUDAPEST VISIT

  June 23, 2006

  President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice and other high-ranking U.S. government officials came to Budapest on June 22, 2006, to honor the spirit of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and to commend the successful democratic transformation of Hungary. More...

• HUNGARIAN AMERICAN COALITION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE CHARLES SIMONYI RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HUNGARY

  June 19, 2006

  The Hungarian American Coalition received a grant from the Charles Simonyi Fund for the Arts and Sciences to extend the operation of the Charles Simonyi Research Scholarship Fund until 2008. More...

• HUNGARIAN AMERICAN COALITION GALA EVENING HONORS DR. CHARLES SIMONYI AND MARKS 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING

  May 6, 2006

  On May 4th, the Hungarian American Coalition (Coalition) hosted a Gala Evening at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to honor the outstanding achievements of Dr. Charles Simonyi, software pioneer, philanthropist and future space explorer. More...

• HUNGARIAN AMERICAN COALITION GRANTS $52,100 TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF „TORN FROM THE FLAG,” A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION

  April 27, 2006

  The Hungarian American Coalition (Coalition) implemented a successful fundraising campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, to provide support for “Torn from the Flag,” a full-length, English-language documentary film on the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, produced by Klaudia Kovacs. As a result, the Coalition provided $52,100 to the film project’s total budget of $500,000. More...

• HUNGARIAN AMERICAN COALITON GIVES GRANT TO THE MADACH-POSONIUM PUBLISHING HOUSE TO SUPPORT HUNGARIAN MINORITY CULTURE IN SLOVAKIA

  April 21, 2006

  The Hungarian American Coalition received an $18,000 donation to fund the Coalition's efforts to support minority organizations devoted to promoting Hungarian culture in Slovakia. Half of the donation will be used to assist the operations of the Madach-Posonium Publisher in Bratislava (Pozsony), while the other half will underwrite the expenses of the Annual Posonium Literary and Fine Arts Awards, scheduled to be held in June, 2006. The Posonium Award was founded by Edith and John Lauer of Cleveland, Ohio, five years ago, for the purpose of recognizing Hungarian writers and artists for outstanding contributions to the literature, art, and cultural heritage of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. The Fine Arts Awards are sponsored by György Mátyásfalvi, a Budapest philanthropist and businessman. More...

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