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On Wednesday 30 September 2009 at Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms...

On Wednesday 30 September 2009 at Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC attended the Ceremonial Arrival of the President of the Republic of Hungary, His Excellency Mr Laszlo Solyom.

Afterwards, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General received the Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, Mr Alex Brooking. Later, the Governor-General received the President of the Republic of Hungary. In the afternoon, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a State Lunch in honour of the President of the Republic of Hungary. Guests included: His Excellency Mr G?Ñbor Csaba; Mr S?Ñndor Tari; Mr L?Ñszl? V?Ñrkonyi; Mr Ott? R?na; Dr Mikl?s Boros; Mr Gy??rgy Szab?; Ms Judit Pach; Ms Andrea ?goston; Dr Szabolcs Osv?Ñt; Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM; Mr Alex Brooking; Mr Jason Collins; Mr Steve Doszpot MLA and Mrs Maureen Doszpot; Senator David Feeney; Mr Ricardo Fiusco and Mrs Maree Fiusco; Senator Michael Forshaw and Mrs Jan Forshaw; Mr Michael Gallagher; Mr B??la Kardos and Mrs Olga Kardos; Ms Katalin Kiss; Mr Jack Drewe; Mr Alan Knights and Mrs Lyn Knights; Mr Charles Kovess; the Honourable Robert McMullan MP; Her Excellency Mrs Marta Ortiz de Rosas and Mr Jorge Carvajal; Mr Jim Rudkin and Mrs Heather Rudkin; the Honourable Alexander Somlyay MP and Mrs Jenny Somlyay; and Mr Peter Yuile and Ms Elizabeth Yuile Later, at Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Canberra, the Governor-General was represented at the departure from Canberra of the President of the Republic of Hungary, His Excellency Mr Laszlo Solyom by Mr Stephen Brady, Official Secretary to the Governor-General. Earlier, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of Nauru, His Excellency the Honourable Marcus Stephen MP, by Group Captain Robert Lawson ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.