United States Relations with Hungary: A Conversation with John E. Parkerson, Jr., Honorary Consul General

Honorary Consul General John Parkerson will present a FREE WEBINAR on Hungary on May 13 at 1:00 p.m. The topic is “United States Relations with Hungary“.

Hungary is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the European Union (EU). Hungary works with the United States to achieve shared international objectives, particularly in the security, law enforcement, economic, and energy areas. The United States engages with Hungary to reduce the threats posed by terrorism and nuclear proliferation and to strengthen shared transatlantic values such as promoting human rights and the rule of law. Our two countries are bound together through myriad people-to-people contacts in business, the arts, academia, and other spheres. Hungary is an ally in coalition operations, including NATO missions in Afghanistan and the Balkans.

About John E. Parkerson, Jr.

John Parkerson serves as Honorary Consul General and Foreign Economic Counselor of Hungary. He focuses primarily on cultivating business, educational and cultural ties between Hungary and companies, institutions and individuals in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama.

Parkerson also is an attorney in the international practice group at Hall Booth Smith, P.C.; and he is Adjunct Professor at Emory Law School and the Scheller College of Business at GA Tech.