David Pressman will be the US ambassador to Budapest after the Senate approved the nomination of the diplomat and human rights lawyer by 61:30 votes. Pressman, 45, is President Joe Biden in May specified For the US ambassador in Budapest.
The new ambassador was heard in June by the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee where the diplomat About the state of Hungarian democracy He said the Hungarian government was trying to exclude civilians from democratic processes, so in order to be able to participate in them, they would need the support of the US Embassy.
At the time, he said, “the decline of Hungarian democracy can be taken as a euphemism”, as it conceals the intent behind curtailing press freedom and the influence of the judiciary.
David Pressman previously served as a human rights advisor to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He also had duties at the Department of Homeland Security, as well as at the United Nations, where he represented the United States as ambassador between 2014 and 2017.
The new ambassador is also active on human rights issues, is a gay rights advocate, and has led the working group campaigning for recognition of the LGBTQ community at the US State Department.
(Cover image: Davis Pressman. Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
