Patrícia Eszter Margit...

  • Founder of New York-based boutique firm, Hungarian English Translation and Interpretation Services 
  •  15+ years of translation & interpreting experience: regularly works for courts, law offices, banks, hospitals, movie industry, businesses, New York City and federal agencies, individual clients
  • Graduate of Columbia University with a degree in International Relations and Public Administration, ELTE University of Budapest M.S. in Sociology and M.A. in Communications
  • 20+ years experience in journalism, writing and editing both English and Hungarian
  • Regular volunteer and trainer at HungarianHub , the organization of the Hungarian diaspora community in the US
  • Editor of Pazaurek Piros, Honorary Florida Consul of the Republic of Hungary, “7 Tips for Building a Strong Hungarian Community in America 2020” book

Translation/Interpretation work 

  • On the official list of interpreters/translators of several Hungarian Consulates in the United States
  • Judicial translator and interpreter officially registered by the New York , New Jersey, Florida & Maryland State Court, Immigration Court,  USCIS, and Federal Court System
  • Member of the National Association for Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
  • Member of the New York Circle of Translators, a local affiliate of the American Translator’s Association (ATA)​
  • Freelance translator for the Department of Justice - FBI Criminal Division 

Proud to have provided services for...

Hungarian English Translation Service is in contract with major translation agencies - regularly supports corporate and private clients in the United States, Canada, and the UK on immigration, health, legal, criminal justice, insurance, financial, and other matters.

Professional membership

Security background

Successfully passed the highest level of security background check by the Republic of Hungary as well as the United States. ​

Nonprofit manager

  • Founder, manager, volunteer of several successful not for profit charity organizations and programs in the US and Hungary
  • Bilingual non-profit administrator, fundraiser, communications, programming expert

Art management

I am an experienced cultural manager - the Art Kibbutz International Art Colony, founded in 2011, has brought more than 400 artists from 29 countries to the U.S.. We only support visual and performing artists like literaries or filmmakers. We have worked with prominent New York cultural institutions such as 92nd Street Y or Governor’s Island and collaborated with the New Museum, Lincoln Center, or the Center for Fiction.

The Sziget Festival in Budapest, and in New York, theArmory Week, Governor's Island Art Fair, New York Poetry Festival, Figment Festival, River to River Festival, Make Music New York, Punk Island are some of the festivals we have successfully entered. outstanding productions. Under my leadership, Art Kibbutz has won several national awards. I also volunteer as a consultant for the Jewish Art Salon, the largest organization of Jewish artists.

Selected cultural partners

Press work

  • Member of the Culture and Foreign Policy section of Népszabadság, largest daily newspaper and a junior Israeli correspondent.
  • Business Hungary of the American Chamber of Commerce - freelance writer
  • Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Diplomacy & Trade magazine
  • Editor of The Budapest Times
  • Hungarian correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  • Freelance writer: Elle, Marie Claire, Women's Magazine, Saturday, Jerusalem Report, Media Researcher and many other magazines.
  • Edited and directed Tilos Radio's "They Say the News" program
  • Trained journalists at the BBC Independent Media Center in Budapest