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Program of the 20th Anniversary Conference

Date: May 11, 2012
Location: Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

8.30 -- 9.30 Registration

9.30 -- 10.30 Welcome and Introduction
Welcome
-- Péter Sztáray, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
-- Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
-- Miklós Réthelyi, Minister of National Resources
-- Katalin Nagy, President of the Hungarian Fulbright Alumni Association
Historical Overview
-- Huba Brückner, Executive Director, Fulbright Commission
20 Years of Fulbright in Hungary
-- Donald Morse, Professor of Literature, University of Debrecen
Founding of the Commission -- The Early Years
Chair: Huba Brückner, Executive Director, Fulbright Commission

10.30-10.45 Break

10.45 -- 12.00 Session 1: American-Hungarian Relations
-- Géza Jeszenszky, Ambassador to Norway and Iceland
The Fulbright Program and the Collapse of Communism
-- Tamás Magyarics, Ambassador to Ireland
The Fulbright Program and U.S. Soft Power
-- Tibor Frank, Professor of History, Eötvös Loránd University
90 Years of US-Hungarian Diplomatic Relations
-- Tibor Glant, Professor of History, University of Debrecen
The Return of the Holy Crown of Hungary, 1978
Chair: William Benkő, Fulbright Board Member

12.00 -- 13.00 Lunch

13.00 -- 14.15 Session 2: Cultural Connections
Knowing more about the U.S. in Hungary and about Hungary in the U.S.
-- Péter Medgyes, DSc. in Education, Eötvös Loránd University
Full of Bright Moments
-- Péter Forgács, Film Director, Media Artist
Hungarians in the U.S.
-- Jenő Bárdos, Professor of Language Pedagogy, Eszterházy Károly College
From American Roots Music to Crossover: Favourite Rarities
-- László Rosivall, Professor of Medical Sciences, Semmelweis University
A Hungarian Visiting Scientist in the U.S. -- More than 30 Years of Experience
Chair: Edward Loo, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy, Fulbright Board Member

14.15 -- 14.45 Break

14.45 -- 16.00 Session 3: Fulbright Forever, Long Term Vision, The Role of the Alumni
-- Bay Fang, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
-- Norbert Kis, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of National Resources
-- Norbert Kroó, Former Vice President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Committed to the future (Science and it's role)
-- Katalin Nagy, President of the Hungarian Fulbright Alumni Association
Active Alumni Community
Chair: Gabriella Kereszty, Fulbright Board Member

16.00 -- 17.00 A Glass For Fulbright

17.00 -- 18.00 Cultural Gala -- Celebrating Fulbright
performed by current and former U.S. and Hungarian Fulbright Grantees

18.00 -- Reception