Géza Jeszenszky

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Geza Jeszenszky June 2013 in Budapest

Géza Jeszenszky (born November 10, 1941 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian historian , politician and diplomat. He was Hungarian Foreign Minister from May 1990 to July 1994 .

Géza Jeszenszky comes from the Jesenský family . He attended grammar school in Budapest and at the age of 15 was a participant in the Hungarian people's uprising . He later studied history at the Loránd Eötvös University in Budapest.

In 1987 he took part in the forum in Lakitelek , where the Hungarian Democratic Forum MDF was founded. Jeszenszky became a founding member and chairman of the foreign affairs committee of this new party. When the MDF emerged victorious in the first free parliamentary elections in 1990, Prime Minister József Antall appointed him Foreign Minister. Jeszenszky held this office until July 1994. From 1998 to 2002 he was the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States of America. He is currently (as of 2011) the Hungarian ambassador to Norway.

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SURNAME Jeszenszky, Géza
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian politician and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest