Newswise — Late one night in November 1956, a boy left his native Hungary, crossing the Austrian border with his father, a military officer who fought in the short-lived Hungarian Revolution. Forced to flee their homeland, the pair journeyed to the American Embassy in Vienna.
Ambassador Nagy is available to speak on issues related to the Hungarian Revolution and it's 50th anniversary.
This is the story of Tibor Nagy, a boy who would grow up to be an ambassador and scholar.
After High School, Nagy wanted to attend college somewhere in the American West. In 1966 he arrived at Texas Tech in pursuit of an architecture degree.
Nagy majored in political science and history instead of architecture, a decision which ultimately led to a stellar career.
In 1978, Nagy passed the Foreign Service Exam and moved through a succession of posts in Africa including Zambia from 1979-81, Seychelles, and Ethiopia from 1984-86. For the next eight years, he was Deputy Chief of Mission at Lome, Togo (1987-90); Yaounde, Cameroon (1990-93); and Lagos, Nigeria (1993-95).
From 1996 to 1999, Nagy served as Ambassador to Guinea, and from 1999 to 2002, he was Ambassador to Ethiopia. Over the course of his Foreign Service career, Nagy received a Superior Honor Award, five Meritorious Honor Awards and was runner-up for the prestigious "Deputy Chief of Mission of the Year" award.
Nagy currently served as Vice Provost International Affairs and director of the International Cultural Center at Texas Tech.
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