British Ambassador to Hungary Iain Lindsay ends his four-year term.
In a video posted to the British Embassy in Budapest’s website, Ambassador Iain Lindsay has bid a fond farewell to Hungary in Hungarian.
In the , the outgoing ambassador thanked Hungary and Hungarians for their hospitality, noting that he has always felt at home here. Lindsay will now move back to the U.K. with his wife, Bridget, and his dog, Juno. Quoting Shakespeare, he said: 鈥淧arting is such a sweet sorrow” but he will come back soon.
Lindsay has led the United Kingdom鈥檚 diplomatic mission in Budapest since March 30, 2016. His farewell does not come as a surprise as Lindsay has completed his four-year term. Paul Fox was announced as his successor earlier this year.
When Lindsay started his post in Hungary, he said in his introductory video on the that his main mission is to work with Hungarian friends and to significantly strengthen the two countries’ bilateral agreement.
Hungary-U.K. relations have strengthened during his time in office. In a recent interview regarding Brexit, Ambassador Lindsay said: 鈥淗ungary has been probably the most supportive, empathetic, respectful, constructive, positive European Union member state and we have actually managed to develop a much stronger bilateral relationship, particularly on the defense and economic side. When I arrived, there wasn鈥檛 much of a relationship, but now we have got a strong one.鈥�
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