The Deputy State Secretary, Senior Advisor to the Hungarian Prime Minister Jenő Megyesy and Ambassador of Hungary to the United States György Szapáry spoke briefly with the Vice President on the first day of the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. In recent years the former senator, who has widespread foreign policy experience, has advised President Barack Obama on several international issues and is expected to be re-elected in his position.

On Tuesday, Deputy State Secretary Kumin met with other high-ranking members of the Democratic Party and attended one of the closing events of the day, where the First Lady Michelle Obama and San Antonio’s mayor Julian Castro spoke, and a video message from former President Jimmy Carter was also shown.

Today the Deputy State Secretary will meet with the political analysts of the Obama-Biden campaign and follow the speeches of former President Bill Clinton and Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley, one of the possible candidates for the 2016 presidential elections. In addition, Deputy State Secretary Kumin has also been invited to participate in a panel discussion regarding the significance of opinion polls.

(Prime Minister’s Office)