Dear Visitor,

I arrived in Canberra in September 2011 and presented my credentials to Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia on 27 September 2012 and to His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General of New Zealand on 8 February 2012.

As ambassador, I have the firm intention to contribute to the development of bilateral relations and to enhance the existing strong partnership between my home country and Australia, New Zealand and the region, built upon mutual trust and the shared values of freedom, democracy, human rights and the desire of fostering the economic wellbeing of our peoples. I will strive to find new ways to strengthen the friendship between our citizens. In doing so, I would like to build in particular on the support of the Hungarian-Australian and Hungarian-New Zealand community that constitutes a special bond between our countries. I will do my utmost to reach out to the Hungarian communities across this vast region.

Investment and trade relations between our companies are high on the list of our priorities. Mutually beneficial economic contacts and cooperation are more important than ever in today’s globalized world. I will not spare the effort to assist the development and the strengthening of economic ties between our countries.

Enhancing the cooperation between our authorities and all federal and state level stakeholders is an essential part of our relations. We always cherish the fruitful exchange of ideas, experience and views that aim at finding common ways and solutions in order to overcome the common challenges of the times.

I will do my best to acquaint the Australian and New Zealand public with Hungarian art, culture and scientific achievements, thus bringing about a better understanding of the unique Hungarian contribution to our multicultural world.

Anna Sikó
Ambassador of Hungary