Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin is attending the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which takes place this week in Charlotte, North Carolina.

He will be meeting senior Democratic leadership in the United States House of Representative and the Senate as well as senior level political advisors from the Obama-Biden campaign. In addition, he will participate in background conversations about the state of the US presidential race with representatives of prominent US media, such as Politico and The Charlotte Observer.

Ferenc Kumin will be present at Democratic National Convention Speeches, including President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator John Kerry.

He will also attend panel discussions regarding various topics such as voting patterns and political leanings, as well as presentations of leading pollsters/analysts who will discuss findings of public opinion research regarding the 2012 presidential election.

At the convention, party delegates nominate their presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the upcoming elections.

(Prime Minister’s Office)