Fulbright Board

Board Members of the Hungarian – American Commission for Educational Exchange

The Commission’s Board is a binational policy-making and supervisory body which consists of ten members, five of whom are citizens of the United States and five of whom are citizens of Hungary. The Board members are appointed by the U.S. Ambassador to Budapest and the Hungarian Minister of Education, respectively, for two-year terms. The governments of the U.S. and Hungary are represented by two members each; the others are university professors and representatives of the private sector.

The Board meets several times a year to discuss policy and programs. Although the decisions of the Board are subject to the approval of the funding governments, the Commission enjoys a high degree of autonomy. As it operates in the sphere of cultural diplomacy, there is no political direction to its activities. Thus, excellence and integrity, always associated with the Fulbright Program, are ensured.

Prof. Dr. Tibor Frank
Chair of the Fulbright Board
Professor, Institute of English and American Studies
Eötvös Loránd University of Science
1088 Budapest, Rákóczi út 5.
Tel: 460-4422
E-mail: tzsbe@hu.inter.net

Mr. Árpád Mészáros
(as a permanent proxy of Kolos Gálffy)
Deputy State Secretary for International and EU Affairs, Ministry of Human Capacities
1054 Budapest, Akadémia utca 3.
E-mail: arpad.meszaros@emmi.gov.hu

Dr. Zita Zoltay Paprika
Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Corvinus University of Budapest
1093 Budapest, Fővám tér 8.
Tel: 482-5505
E-mail: zita.paprika@uni-corvinus.hu

Prof. Dr. Péter Hermann
(as a permanent proxy of Prof. Dr. Ágoston Szél)
Vice Rector, Semmelweis University of Medicine
1085 Budapest, Üllői út 26.
Tel: 317-9055
E-mail: rektorhelyettes@semmelweis-univ.hu

Amb. Eszter Sándorfi
(as a permanent proxy of Dr. Tamás Magyarics)
Head of the Department for North-America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1027 Budapest, Bem rkp. 47.
Tel: 458-1312
E-mail: Esandorfi@mfa.gov.hu

Mr. Robert Mansfield
Mansfield and Associates Ltd., Director of European Search
1051 Budapest, Szent István tér 11.
E-mail: bob.mansfield@mansfieldassoc.com

Mr. László Czirják
Founder and Managing Partner, iEurope Kft.
1121 Budapest, Zugligeti út 41.
E-mail: laszlo@ieurope.com

Mr. David Dederick
Managing Partner, Bird & Bird (International) LLP
1054 Budapest, Szabadság tér 7. Bank Center
Tel: 301-8904
E-mail: David.Dederick@twobirds.com

Mr. James Land
Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Hungary
1054 Budapest, Szabadság tér 12.
Tel.: 475-4292
E-mail: PublicAffairsBudapest@state.gov

Ms. Emma Nagy
Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in Hungary
1054 Budapest, Szabadság tér 12.
Tel.: 475-4982
E-mail: CulturalAffairsBudapest@state.gov