The Consul General and the Departments of the Consulate
Head of Mission
Consul General Onno Hückmann is Germany's representative in the Midwest.
His mission is to promote German-American economic relations, especially in the field of renewable energies and climate protection, present Germany as a modern European country, give Germans advice and assistance, foster the bilateral cultural relations and engage in the German-Jewish dialogue.
personal assistant: Elisabeth Weck
Tel.: +1 312 202 6714
Economic Department
The Economic Department provides support of German interests in economic, technological, scientific and environmental affairs and in particular follows the macro-economic development in the administrative district of the Consulate General. The department cooperates closely with the German-American Chamber of the Midwest (GACCoM) and the German foreign trade and investment agency “Germany Trade & Invest" (GTaI). GACCoM’s mission is to further, promote and assist in the expansion of bilateral trade and investment. The key aspect of GTaI’s activities is to promote Germany as a location for industrial and technological investments and to identify investors for the German market.
Deputy Consul General Roland Herrmann
Consul Uwe Freuck
Tel.: +1 312 202 6716
German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (GACCOM)
Germany Trade and Invest (GTaI)
Legal Department
The Legal and Consular Section is the competent passport office for German citizens residing in the 13 federal states within the administrative district of the Consulate General in Chicago. US citizens as well as third country nationals can obtain visas for travels to and through Germany. In addition Consul Johannes Harms and his team provide a wide range of consular services.
Legal Services
Legal and Consular Section
| passports | +1 312 202 0480 |
citizenship,
family law and inheritance matters | +1 312 202 0480 |
| visa | +1 312 202 6724 or 6719 |
| restitution payments | +1 312 202 6720 |
consular help for German citizens
(serious emergencies that require immediate action or in the event of death) | +1 312 202 6713 |
| Other | +1 312 202 0480 |
Cultural and Press Department
The Consulate General informs the media and the public about modern Germany and aims to foster the cultural ties between Germany and the Midwest of the United States. Working in close cooperation with the Goethe Institut, the cultural team promotes the German language as an attractive and important foreign language in the U.S.
Please visit Goethe Institut Chicago
Please see our Event Calendar
Consul General Onno Hückmann (Cultural Department)
Deputy Consul General Roland Herrmann (Press Department)
Jutta Bitter (cultural and press desk) Tel.: +1 312 202 6709
Administration
Consul Uwe Freuck and his team are responsible for the management
of the Consulate's day-to-day operations. The tasks also include the responsibillity for the Consulate's personnel, business, communications and security needs.
Consul Uwe Freuck (head of administration)
Tel.: +1 312 202 6720
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