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Appointments of Singapore's Honorary Consuls in Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary

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18 June 2023

The Government of the Republic of Singapore has appointed: (a) Mr Karl-Heinz Strauss as Singapore’s Honorary Consul in Vienna, with jurisdiction in the entirety of the Republic of Austria, and (b...

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The Government of the Republic of Singapore has appointed:

(a) Mr Karl-Heinz Strauss as Singapore’s Honorary Consul in Vienna, with jurisdiction in the entirety of the Republic of Austria, and

(b) Mr Bálint Szécsényi as Singapore’s Honorary Consul in Budapest, with jurisdiction in the entirety of Hungary,

with the agreement of the governments of the Republicof Austria and Hungary respectively.

Mr Strauss, 62, is the CEO and Co-Owner of Porr AG, a leading construction group in Europe that was founded in 1869. He also founded Strauss & Partner Immobilien GmbH, a real estate development company based in Austria, Poland, and Romania. Mr Strauss’ CV can be viewed here [KARL-HEINZ STRAUSS.pdf [PDF, 100 KB]].

Mr Szécsényi, 48, is the CEO of Equilor Investment Ltd and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Equilor Asset Management Ltd. He is also Member of the Board of Gedeon Richter Plc, and Member of the Supervisory Board of Globe Trade Centre SA based in Poland. Mr Szécsényi’s CV can be viewed here [BÁLINT SZÉCSÉNYI.pdf [PDF, 90 KB]].

As Honorary Consuls, Mr Strauss and Mr Szécsényi will perform representational duties and notarial functions, as well as extend consular assistance to Singaporeans in Austria and Hungary respectively.

The respective addresses of the Singapore Honorary Consulates in Vienna and Budapest are as follows:

Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Singapore in Vienna

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Address:

19thFloor, Absberggasse 47

1100 Vienna

Austria


Office Hours:

Monday to Thursday, 08 00 hours – 16 00 hours

Friday, 08 00 hours – 13 00 hours


Telephone:

+43 50 626 1000


Fax:


+43 50626 6800

E-mail:

HCG-VIENNA@sg-vienna-consulate.at

Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Singapore in Budapest

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Address:

Pasaréti út 122-124

H-1026 Budapest

Hungary


Office Hours:

Monday to Friday, 09 00 hours to 16 00 hours


Telephone:

+36 1 391 9030


Fax:


+36 1 430 3981

E-mail:

consulate@singapore.hu

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

18 JUNE 2023

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