Péter Morenth, vice president for foreign relations

master of arts, Africa researcher, honorary consul

He was born in Budapest in 1965, and in his childhood, he lived in Tanzania with his parents. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Political Theory and Political History, History, and African Studies from Eötvös Loránd University, and then an international MBA from the American University of Phoenix.

After his university years, he worked as a Director in a government institution (ÁVÜ – State Property Agency) and international companies (Pannon GSM Telecommunications, ÁB-Aegon Insurance Company), and then in the private sector as an owner-Managing Director (PriComm and LobbyComm Communication Agencies). From 2007 he was the CEO of ATDO Global and the Managing Director of ATDO Africa, then the Deputy CEO of Afrika Holding Zrt., and from 2008-2010 the representative of sub-Saharan Africa in ITDH (International Trade and Development Hungary).

In addition to his work, he is the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Lesotho in Budapest since 2002 (www.lesotho.hu), and for several years he has been the Vice-Chairman of the Honorary Consular Board Accredited in Hungary. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the scientific publication “African Studies” (www.afrikatanulmanyok.hu) and a member of the BTK Africa Research Center of the University of Pécs (www.africa.pte.hu). Between 2010 and 2012, he co-chaired the Hungarian Africa Platform.

He specializes, and publishing work covers the role of the South African region in international development and multilateral economic relations, as well as the region’s geopolitical processes, history, and the current economic and political situation in the region. In addition, the position of SADC countries and their role with other regional cooperation formations in Sub-Saharan Africa. The possibilities of Hungarian economic diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa, thus, the chances of development policy in the framework of EDF and other international development programs.