The Consulate-General of Venezuela in Houston (Spanish: Consulado General de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en Houston) is a diplomatic mission of Venezuela in Houston, Texas, United States. It is located at Suite 220 at 2401 Fountain View Drive. The consulate serves Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.[1]
At one point the consulate was located in Suite 900 at 2925 Briarpark Drive in the Westchase area of Houston.[2] [3] In August 2008 the Venezuelans asked for permission to move to a new location. Nichole Thompson, a United States State Department spokesperson, said that the Venezuelan officials moved into the new location before receiving permission from the U.S. officials.[4] Therefore, in November of that year the United States State Department announced that it would revoke the visas of the diplomats at the Houston office and close it.[5] The consulate resumed normal operations on December 1 of that year.[6]
The consulate has been closed for many months, and still was when checked on June 22, 2019. This is contrary to their website which states it is open from 9 AM to noon Monday to Friday.
