| Born
in 1950 Balmazújváros (Hungary); |
 |
| Hungarian
citizen; |
| Master
in Economics (Analysis and processing of economic
information), 1974, University of Economics in St. Petersburg,
Russian Federation; |
| Master
in Political Sciences,1989, Institute of Political Sciences,
Budapest, Hungary |
| Postgraduate
studies in Public Administration, 2000, 1998, Institute of
Public Administration, Budapest, Hungary; |
|
Ambassador
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary;
Married
and has three children;
Languages:
English, Spanish, Russian and Hungarian. |
|
| 2006- |
Inspector, Member of the
Joint Inspection Unit of the UN System (JIU); |
| 2004-2005 |
Deputy
Director-General for International Organizations, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
As
Deputy Director-General for International Organizations in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was responsible for the
system-wide coordination of the Hungarian participation in
various United Nations funds and programmes and has
accumulated experience at national and international levels in
administrative, budgetary and coordination areas. Working as a
team leader, he has acquired considerable managerial and
organizational skills
|
| 2000-2004 |
Deputy
Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations, New
York
As
Deputy Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United
Nations in New York, in addition to the overall political and
administrative management of the Mission staff, he was
responsible for the General Assembly and the United Nations
reform-related issues. |
| 1997-2000 |
Deputy
Director-General for International Organizations, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs |
| 1996-1997 |
Permanent
Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office and
other international organizations in Vienna
Having
an overall responsibility for the work of the Hungarian UN
Mission he was an active participant in the day-to-day work of
the policymaking organs of these organizations, chaired
several major meetings of the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) and United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO). As President of the Industrial
Development Board and Chairman of the mandated working group,
he played an important role in elaborating and launching the
UNIDO reform process, resulting in the adoption and
implementation of the business plan for UNIDO, which put the
organization on a new track of development. |
| 1992-1996 |
Acting
Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations
Office and other international organizations in Vienna |
| 1988-1992 |
International
Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
As
a desk officer he was responsible for Hungarian participation
in the work of the Vienna-based organizations and for the
coordination of related activities of the Hungarian
Governmental agencies.
|
| 1984-1988 |
First
Secretary, Embassy of Hungary to Cuba
Having
served as a diplomat responsible for international economic
cooperation, he has gained experience in bilateral diplomacy
and acquired in-depth knowledge in the field of economics,
development and scientific cooperation.
|
| 1984 |
Latin
American Territorial Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1975-1984 |
International
Department, National Council of Hungarian Youth |
| 1974-1975 |
Hungarian
National Bank |
| Over
the last 30 years, István Posta has dealt with a wide range
of international issues, including 15 years of United
Nations-related activity. He has participated in a number of
United Nations World Conferences, the United Nations
Millennium Summit, sessions and special sessions of the
General Assembly, diplomatic and review conferences and other
important meetings organized by the United Nations. |
