Ambassador Zoltan Martinusz

Born on July 5, 1964 in Budapest, Hungary.

Studies: BA in International Affairs and Economics - University of Economics, Budapest (1988)
MA in Strategic Studies - US Army War College, Carlisle PA (2003)

1988-1990	Desk Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1990-1994	Attaché, Permanent Mission of Hungary to the UN Office in Geneva
1994-1998	Head of NATO Department, Ministry of Defence
1998-1999	Head of Defence Policy Department, Ministry of Defence
1999-2001	Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence
2001-2002	Researcher and guest lecturer, ELTE University, Budapest
2002-2005	Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Office
2005	Deputy State Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oct, 2005-	Permanent Representative of the Republic of Hungary on the North Atlantic Council

Married to Ms. Csilla Ferenczy, father of four children

Member of the Hungarian Atlantic Council, the Hungarian Foreign Affairs Association, the International Institute of Strategic Studies and the Academic Advisory Board of the NATO Defence College (2001-2004).

Holder of the Small Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (1998) and the Knight’s Cross of the French Legion of Honour (2002).