NEWS on Appointments and signing Agreement on Cooperation - 23rd February 2009


1. The Board of Directors reviewed the activities of IBSSA leaders in different fields and made changes wherever it was necessary.
Thus, the former head of the Diplomatic Department was discharged, and dr. István FODROS – the Honorary Consul to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Príncipe was appointed for this position in the rank of ambassador.

So, we are proud to announce that the following 2 high-ranking personalities of IBSSA were appointed by the Board of Directors to the positions of:

Chairman of Diplomatic Department:   Amb. Dr. István FODROS
Chairman of Traffic Safety Department:   Gen. dr. Zoltán SCHVÁB

Our congratulations go to the new leaders and wishing them much success for their work!

2. Earlier we reported about the visit of Prof. George POPPER – President of IBSSA to the Headquarters of IBSSA-USA in Hallandale Beach, Florida during January 2009, who had numerous meetings with the American members of IBSSA in that period.

During one of these meetings, on the 19th January 2009, a delegation of 9 people from International Auxiliary Police Association (IAPA) arrived to the IBSSA-USA Headquarters with the aim of signing an agreement on cooperation with IBSSA. The fields of collaboration in the Agreement on Cooperation were:

  • International relations
  • Security
  • Crime prevention
  • Drug prevention
  • Counter-terrorism
  • Education and training
  • Humanitarian activities – rescue operations in case of catastrophes

The agreement was signed by the highest leaders of both parties: Dr. Pál KARDOS – President of IAPA and Prof. Dr. George POPPER – President of IBSSA and was officially notarised by Dr. Miklós VARGA – Notary Public – State of Florida. 


Delegation of IAPA:               

Mr. Pál KARDOS - President    
Mr. Csaba Zoltán KISS Vice - President
Mr. Árpád KŐSZEGI Vice - President
Mr. Zoltán HOSSÓ Vice - President
Dr. Erika BARTA - police colonel, IAPA Civil Relations
Mr. István SZŰCS IAPA - Program Manager
Dr. Gábor SÉLLYEI IAPA - Foreign Relations
Mr. Tibor OROSZ Member
Mr. Tamás CSILLAG Member

Delegation of IBSSA:

Prof. Dr. George POPPER, KGC - President
Gen. Dr. Zoltán SCHVÁB - Chairman of Traffic Safety Department
Dr. Anna POPPER - Chairman of Event Management and Protocol Dept.
Mr Tamás TÖRÖK - Regional Representative for Florida, USA
Dr. Miklós VARGA - Member of Education and Qualification Department, Notary Public


23rd February 2009, Budapest

IBSSA HQ