The “DIP! Conversations with Diplomats” series began one year ago. Since then, our guests have included British Ambassador Greg Dorey, U.S. Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, Slovak Ambassador Peter Weiss, and other high ranking diplomats. DIP! events are moderated, but candid conversations in English, followed by Q&A and informal discussion with members. DIP! evenings are for CSS members only, and are normally held off-the-record, according to the Chatham House Rule.
Past DIP! events
DIP! Diplomatic Discussion with Israel’s Ambassador to Hungary (December 1, 2010)
Our DIP event in December featured Her Excellency Aliza Bin-Noun, Ambassador of Israel.
DIP! Diplomatic Discussion about the U.S. Mission in Iraq (October 25, 2010)
Paul O’Friel, political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, joined CSS members for an off-the-record discussion and illustrated presentation about his experiences in Iraq. O’Friel is a former Iraq PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) leader. Topics included experiences leading the U.S. post-war rebuilding efforts in war-torn Iraq, the nature of irregular warfare in the Middle East, and other aspects of U.S. military missions abroad.
DIP! Diplomatic Discussion with the US Ambassador to Hungary (May 19, 2010)
CSS members held a discussion with Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, the new US Ambassador to Hungary.
DIP! Diplomatic Discussion with the Slovak Ambassador to Hungary (March 11, 2010)
CSS members held a discussion with Slovak Ambassador Peter Weiss on the upcoming elections in both Hungary and Slovakia, the language law, and Hungarian-Slovak relations.
DIP! Diplomatic Discussion with the British Ambassador to Hungary (February 11, 2010)
HM Ambassador Greg Dorey from the British Embassy in Budapest joined CSS members for a discussion on the results of the London Conference on Afghanistan that was held on the 28th of January and Iran’s nuclear program.
DIP! Diplomatic Discussion with the US Chargé D’Affairs (October 29, 2009)
Jeffrey Levine, Chargé d’Affairs at the US Embassy, Budapest, joined with CSS members for a discussion on US-Hungarian relations in the new visa-free era, the foreign policy changes of the Obama administration and prospects of Central and Eastern Europe within the transatlantic framework.
