Appointment of Honorary Consul in Hungary
24 July 2023
The Australian Government has appointed Ms Cecilia Gall as its new Honorary Consul for Australia, resident in Budapest with jurisdiction throughout Hungary.
Ms Gall is an Australian-Hungarian dual national and a Lecturer in Australian Studies at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. As an active member of the Australian expatriate community in Hungary, and through her role at the University, Ms Gall has collaborated with the Australian Embassy to promote Australia’s interests in Hungary for many years.
Ms Gall brings to the role a depth of knowledge of Australian culture, society and politics as well as strong professional networks in Hungary.
Ms Gall maintains a deep connection with her Australian home, Brisbane, to where she first migrated in 1990.
As Australia’s Honorary Consul Ms Gall will provide consular services to Australians in Hungary in accordance with the Consular Services Charter, and is authorised to conduct interviews for Australian travel documents.
Up to 100,000 Australians visit Hungary each year, and approximately 3,000 Australians are living and working in Hungary.
Contact details for the Consulate in Budapest are available under Contact Us.
Anzac Day 2023
To mark Anzac Day 2023, the Australian and New Zealand Embassies will be hosting a joint commemorative Dawn Service in Vienna on Tuesday 25 April.
Please join us at this year’s commemoration venue Belvedere 21 (Museum of Contemporary Art), Arsenalstraße 1, 1030 Vienna, at 5:30 am with commemoration to start at 5:45 am.
Should you wish to attend, please register at [email protected] by Wednesday 19 April 2023.
Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia's and New Zealand's most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landing on the beaches of Gallipoli in 1915 as part of the Allies’ invasion, the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
Anzac Day is a day of national remembrance for Australians and New Zealanders. We remember and reflect on the service of our more than 1.5 million men and women in all conflicts, wars and in peacekeeping operations. We honour those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that our nations may enjoy the freedoms they have today. And we pay our respects to those who continue to serve our nations today.
The Anzac Portal features information on some of the campaign’s most important aspects and significant themes.
The Australian War Memorial provides information about services and commemorations, customs and traditions and has a special Anzac At Home section for those who are unable to join a commemoration in person.