Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago

Dear Hungarian and American Friends and esteemed Clients! Welcome to the Linkedin site of the Consulate General of Hungary in Chicago! The Midwestern region of the United States of America has always had a rich Native American culture long before the appearance of the first French, and subsequent British, explorers in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the former Northwestern ministry region was the first in the United States to ban slavery. The southern boundary of this region was the Ohio River, which also became a symbol of the frontier of freedom and slavery, and it was during this era that Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the world-famous novel Uncle Toms Cabin. In addition to European nations, an increasing number of settlers from historical Hungary also settled in the Midwest. Lajos Kossuth visited Cleveland in 1852, and in 1880 an influx of Hungarian immigrants arrived in several waves. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Hungarian diaspora in Cleveland began to grow ...