David Pressman | |
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| United States Ambassador to Hungary | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | B. Bix Aliu (Chargé d'Affaires) |
| United States Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs | |
| In office September 17, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey DeLaurentis |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | |
David Pressman (born 1977) is an American lawyer who has been serving as the United States ambassador to Hungary since 2022. He previously worked in the Obama administration and served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs from 2014 to 2016. Pressman represented the United States at the United Nations Security Council and in related negotiations. Ambassador Pressman is described in the media as a "high profile diplomat"[1] and "one of the world's leading human rights advocates".[2]
As an attorney in private practice, he has represented a wide variety of businesses while also representing the interests of human rights advocates, victims of terrorism, dissidents and journalists targeted by authoritarian regimes, and those unjustly convicted.
- ^ Bayer, Lili (2024-01-26). "US 'disappointed' Hungary taking so long to approve Sweden joining Nato". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Ep. 557 — Amb. David Pressman". The Axe Files. November 16, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via CNN.