Hungarian Businesses & Organizations in District of Columbia
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Consular Section of the Embassy in Washington, DC has a jurisdiction over the states of Alabama, District of Columbia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.
The Embassy of Hungary in Washington, D.C. is Hungary's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at the Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion. It was previously located at 3910 Shoemaker Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Cleveland Park neighborhood. Hungary also has consulate offices in New York City and Los Angeles.
The Hungarian community of the Washington Metropolitan Area, because of its proximity to the Capital, holds a historically significant position in Hungarian immigration for its ability to represent Hungary’s interests. We can follow growing political and cultural activities since the mid 19th century, when Lajos Kossuth lobbied for Hungary’s independence.
The expanding number of Catholic Hungarians in the region created a spiritual need to practice religion in their native language. Monthly masses have been held regularly and continuously in Washington, D.C. since the early 1950s. Initially, the Piarist fathers served the spiritual need of their fellow immigrants.
Cardinal Mindszenty’s historical visit in 1974 marked an important milestone in the life of the Community. Following major political changes in Hungary, in the 1990s several bishops, including Cardinal Paskai and Cardinal Erdő honored our community with their visits.
In the spirit of ecumenism, the Saint Stephen of Hungary Catholic Community built a mutually respectful and cooperative relationship with the local Hungarian Reformed congregation.
In August, 2015 a Hungarian National Chapel was consecrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where our monthly masses are held. This much anticipated new milestone presents a new spiritual home to Hungarian Catholics in the region as well as all over the world.
The mission of the Foundation is to, “foster diversity in American society and honor the presence of Hungarian Americans in it by maintaining and encouraging the language, heritage, religious traditions, and historical culture of Hungarians in America and the appreciation thereof.”
Hungary Foundation is an independent, US-based non-partisan and non-profit organization committed to strengthening the understanding and cooperation between Hungary and the Unites States of America.
Founded in 2013, Hungary Foundation was established to “preserve and promote an appreciation of Hungarian culture, art, science in the United States by raising the public awareness of Hungarian history, arts, culture, and academic achievements across the United States, providing an institutional framework for outreach programs towards the Hungarian diaspora living in the United States, promoting Hungarian-U.S. relations, generating internships, scholarships, and academic exchange programs.”
Hungary and the United States share fundamental cultural values, deep historic ties, and a dedication to the promotion of individual human rights, protected and exercised through democratic governance. The United States is also a special country for Hungary, as the largest Hungarian diaspora today lives here, almost 1,6 million Hungarian Americans, who have become important members of American society while also cherishing and nourishing their Hungarian roots and traditions.
Hungary Foundation is a solely charitable 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The Foundation pursues its mission and goals by supporting Hungarian-American organizations and by supporting programs that strengthen interaction and cooperation between Hungarian and American citizens and institutions. In particular, the Foundation is focused on supporting cultural, educational and scholarly activities. The Foundation does not participate in political activities, political or election campaigns.
The Foundation is governed and overseen by an independent Board of Trustees, comprised of public figures and businessmen who have achieved significant results in their own areas of expertise and are committed to strengthening the diaspora and improving American-Hungarian relations.
The Hungarian American Coalition’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate the talents and resources of its individual and organizational members
to promote the interests of the Hungarian American community.
The Coalition is the largest umbrella organization with more than 38,000 members. We are a credible, dependable voice for the interests of Hungarians in the USA and around the world.
The Hungarian American Coalition is a nationwide non-profit 501(3)c organization that promotes public understanding and awareness of Hungarian American issues.
The American Hungarian Federation® (AHF) is a national, non-partisan, all-volunteer, independent, non-profit, charitable and educational 501(C)(3) organization representing the interests of its members and a broad cross section of the Hungarian-American community. Founded in 1906 in Cleveland, Ohio, AHF (Amerikai Magyar Szövetség or AMSZ in Hungarian) is the largest Hungarian-American umbrella organization in the United States and among the oldest ethnic organizations in the country.
AHF was established as an association of Hungarian societies, institutions and churches to "defend the interest of Americans of Hungarian origin in the United States." The American Hungarian Federation strives to unite the American Hungarian community through work that supports common goals. Over the past 100 years, AHF's mission has broadened to include support of people of Hungarian descent on both sides of the Atlantic and in the successor states of the Carpathian Basin.
