Csaba Kőrösi

Csaba Kőrösi is a Hungarian diplomat who currently serves as Director of Environmental Sustainability in the Office of the President of Hungary. In June 2022 was elected to serve as President of the United Nations General Assembly for its seventy-seventh session, starting in September 2022.

Early life and education

Born in Szeged, Hungary, in 1958, Kőrösi studied at the Moscow Institute of International Relations (Russia), the University of Leeds Institute of International Relations (United Kingdom), the Truman Institute for Middle East Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel), and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (United States of America).

Career

Kőrösi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983 and served in various countries, including Greece, Israel and Libya. He was also the Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations and served as Vice-President of the General Assembly from 2011 to 2012. He was Deputy State Secretary responsible for security policy, multilateral diplomacy and human rights before being appointed Director of Environmental Sustainability in the Office of the President of Hungary.

President of the United Nations General Assembly

On 7 June 2022, Kőrösi was elected to serve as President of the United Nations General Assembly for its seventy-seventh session. He will succeed Abdulla Shahid of Maldives in September 2022.

Awards

Kőrösi is a recipient of the Hungarian Order of Merit. He was also awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Greek Order of the Phoenix.