Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. Szabolcs Takacs welcome U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance as they arrive at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on April 7, 2026. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
U.S Vice President JD Vance arrived in Budapest on April 7 for a two-day visit aimed at bolstering Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s campaign, ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections on April 12.
Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were greeted at the Budapest airport by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The two men greeted one another warmly, and Szijjarto presented Usha Vance with a bouquet of flowers.
Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.
