Hungary's Minister of Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky bid farewell to US Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Robert Palladino with appreciative remarks. He said the diplomat 'recognized the sincere and friendly intentions of the Hungarians', and thanks to his efforts, everything that his predecessor had deliberately dismantled over four years had been repaired. The Departing Chargé Leaves Behind Undeniable Achievements 'Within half a year, our bilateral relations gained new momentum, and the unsuccessful, troubled period may be replaced by a new American–Hungarian golden age,' wrote Minister of Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page after meeting Chargé d'Affaires Robert J Palladino of the US Embassy in Budapest, who is leaving the capital upon the expiration of his interim mandate.