János Péter
The native form of this personal name is Péter János. This article uses the Western name order.
| János Péter | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary | |
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In office 13 September 1961 – 14 December 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Endre Sík |
| Succeeded by | Frigyes Puja |
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| Born | 1910 |
| Died | 1999 |
| Political party | MSZMP |
| Profession | politician |
János Péter (1910–1999) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1961 and 1973. Prior to that, he was a Calvinist bishop.
Dean Rusk, the US Secretary of State reported that Péter had attempted to defraud the United States by pretending to be in contact with the government of North Vietnam. Rusk engaged in what he at the time believed to be serious negotiations to end the war in Vietnam. However, a defector named János Radványi later informed Rusk "that Péter was not in an effective contact with Hanoi, and that they had had no encouragement from Hanoi about the things that Péter was saying to me." Rusk came to believe that the Péter overture "was an instance that was just a plain fraud."[1]
References
- ↑ D. Rusk, LBJ Oral History Collection, Interview II, p. 14
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| Preceded by Endre Sík |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1961–1973 |
Succeeded by Frigyes Puja |
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