VZCZCXYZ0023
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHUP #2278 3131524
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 091524Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0373
INFO RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 0067

UNCLAS BUDAPEST 002278 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EUR FOR DAS PEKALA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: APER HU AF
SUBJECT: SUPPORTING HUNGARY'S PRT WITH A FOREIGN SERVICE 
POSITION 
 
¶1.  EMBASSY BUDAPEST STRONGLY SUPPORTS EMBASSY KABUL'S CALL 
FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF A US OFFICER TO THE HUNGARIAN PRT IN 
POL-E-KHOMRI. 
 
¶2.  PROMOTING THE SUCCESS OF HUNGARY'S PRT IS AMONG OUR KEY 
BILATERAL PRIORITIES.  TANGIBLE SUCCESS ON THE GROUND IN 
AFGHANISTAN WILL HELP US MAKE THE CASE FOR A CONCERTED GOH 
EFFORT TO FULLY MEET ITS COMMITMENTS AS A NATO ALLY AND TO 
COMPLETE THE TRANSITION FROM CONSUMER TO PROVIDER OF SECURITY 
WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. 
 
¶3.  WE BELIEVE THE INVESTMENT OF A DETAILEE CAN MATERIALLY 
ENHANCE THE HUNGARIAN PRT AND, IN TURN, HUNGARY'S CONTINUED 
DEVELOPMENT AS A PARTNER READY, WILLING, AND ABLE TO SUPPORT 
OUR GLOBAL AGENDA. 
 
MINIMIZE CONSIDERED 
FOLEY