David Pressman | |
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| United States Ambassador to Hungary | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | B. Bix Aliu (Chargé d'Affaires) |
| United States Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs | |
| In office September 17, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey DeLaurentis |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Spouse | Daniel Basila |
| Education | |
David Pressman (born 1977) is an American diplomat and lawyer serving as the United States ambassador to Hungary since 2022. He previously served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs and represented the United States at the United Nations Security Council from 2014 to 2016. Pressman has been described in the media as a "high profile diplomat"[1] and "one of the world's leading human rights advocates".[2]
As an attorney in private practice, Pressman represented a wide variety of businesses while also representing the interests of human rights advocates, victims of terrorism, dissidents and journalists targeted by authoritarian regimes, and those unjustly convicted.
Pressman is the first openly gay man to serve as the United States ambassador to Hungary and the first LGBT American to be confirmed twice by the United States Senate to serve as an ambassador of the United States.
- ^ Bayer, Lili (2024-01-26). "US 'disappointed' Hungary taking so long to approve Sweden joining Nato". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Ep. 557 — Amb. David Pressman". The Axe Files. November 16, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via CNN.