Countries and international organisations in times of turmoil
HE Dr Zsolt Hetesy, Ambassador of Hungary
Tuesday, 25 July 2023 5:30pm
Auckland
Europe House, 56 Wakefield Street, Lvl16, AUT Building Auckland 1010
About the event
On top of lingering Covid-caused disruptions, the world witnesses the bloodiest war in Europe since 1945. Besides the threat of further escalation, the unfolding events have ramifications, reaching well beyond the “Old Continent”. They threaten core principles that guaranteed relative stability and predictability for decades. What could this mean for Countries, as well as for the EU, NATO and the UN? Are we facing the next Cold War? Or can we regain our collective mojo to deal with the crisis, and also with other existential threats? Hungary’s position and the Ambassador’s background promises a thought-provoking discussion on these matters.
About HE Dr Zsolt Hetesy
A lawyer by background, and a civil servant since 1992, Ambassador Zsolt Hetesy has worked in different leadership positions in the fields of law, national security, and multilateral and bilateral diplomatic relations.
He started his career in the Prime Minister’s Office in 1992, dealing with national security law and administration. He later directed two national security services from 2002 to 2010, and then worked as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s counterterrorism coordinator from 2010 to 2012.
His diplomatic experience includes two stints at the Hungarian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, first as legal adviser (1997-2002) and later as Deputy Permanent Representative (2012-2016). In New York he had managing roles in the establishment of the International Criminal Court and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2016, he was posted to Washington DC, as Deputy Chief of Mission, and started his service in Wellington in September 2021.
Amb. Hetesy holds a J.D. from the School of Law of Janus Pannonius University of Pécs, Hungary (1992); an LLM from College of William and Mary, Marshall Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg (1995), Virginia, USA; and a PhD from the School of Law of University of Pécs, Hungary (2012).
About the event
On top of lingering Covid-caused disruptions, the world witnesses the bloodiest war in Europe since 1945. Besides the threat of further escalation, the unfolding events have ramifications, reaching well beyond the “Old Continent”. They threaten core principles that guaranteed relative stability and predictability for decades. What could this mean for Countries, as well as for the EU, NATO and the UN? Are we facing the next Cold War? Or can we regain our collective mojo to deal with the crisis, and also with other existential threats? Hungary’s position and the Ambassador’s background promises a thought-provoking discussion on these matters.
About HE Dr Zsolt Hetesy
A lawyer by background, and a civil servant since 1992, Ambassador Zsolt Hetesy has worked in different leadership positions in the fields of law, national security, and multilateral and bilateral diplomatic relations.
He started his career in the Prime Minister’s Office in 1992, dealing with national security law and administration. He later directed two national security services from 2002 to 2010, and then worked as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s counterterrorism coordinator from 2010 to 2012.
His diplomatic experience includes two stints at the Hungarian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, first as legal adviser (1997-2002) and later as Deputy Permanent Representative (2012-2016). In New York he had managing roles in the establishment of the International Criminal Court and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2016, he was posted to Washington DC, as Deputy Chief of Mission, and started his service in Wellington in September 2021.
Amb. Hetesy holds a J.D. from the School of Law of Janus Pannonius University of Pécs, Hungary (1992); an LLM from College of William and Mary, Marshall Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg (1995), Virginia, USA; and a PhD from the School of Law of University of Pécs, Hungary (2012).
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