jt16 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories...tml?jst=b_ln_hlSwedes chose Houston over AustinAustin's efforts to attract a Swedish consulate office have been dashed. Austin and Houston were both in the running for the career consulate general office, which is one step down the governmental ladder from an embassy. But the Swedish government announced on Friday it chose Houston over the capital city because of Houston's role as a major international city. In a phone call to Houston mayor Bill White, Swedish Ambassador Jan Eliasson said Houston is the center of a very "dynamic region." The United States is Sweden's largest export market and is continuing to grow. The Houston consulate will be Sweden's third in the U.S. The other two are located in New York and Los Angeles. "The southern part of the United States is a vibrant and dynamic area with strong links to Sweden," says Minister for Industry and Trade Thomas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Great news for Houston, most definately!Excuse me if I sound ignorant... But what IS the difference between a consulate and an Embassy? I thought a consulate was simply another word for Embassy. Ricco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 I think they have different powers. Embassies have full ambassadors, and can do a lot more diplomatic and important paperwork things. Consulates are more like representative outposts of a particular country -- a notch above tourist information office.Anyone have a better clarification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallasite Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 ^ Great news for Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 an embassy, i believe, is the actual representation of a country where as the consulates are satellite offices in cities tied to that particular country in some way.examples for houston...russia - space, oilmexico - from what i heard, there are a few mexicans here in houstonchina - big chinese population and the houston falun dafa needs a place to protest.sweden - we just opened a big ole ikea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 Austin only has one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I think they have different powers. Embassies have full ambassadors, and can do a lot more diplomatic and important paperwork things. Consulates are more like representative outposts of a particular country -- a notch above tourist information office.Anyone have a better clarification?They're more than just a notch about a tourist information office. Consulates really serve as satellite offices for embassies, handling such affairs as issuing visas for their countries, allowing expatriates living in the US to vote in their home country's elections, and assisting their citizens living in the US with legal issues. Generally consulates serve an assigned region, so many of the ones in Houston also serve the rest of Texas and/or other nearby states. Much of the reason Houston is home to so many is that there is so a large international population here, and the city has so many economic ties to the rest of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
713 To 214 Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Does anyone know where I can obtain a list of the rest of Houston's consulate offices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 I was trying to find them too 713 to 214. But I can get my girl from d.c. to tell me, or somebody in here put up an website. But I think Houston so far has 82 consulates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Does anyone know where I can obtain a list of the rest of Houston's consulate offices?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>phone book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Austin only has one? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Of course. Because they have only one Mexican... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subdude Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Here's a list.All phone numbers are area code 713 unless otherwise noted.Albania - 281-354-0789 Angola - 212-3840 Argentina - 871-8935 Australia - 782-6009 Austria - 723-9979 Barbados - 281-392-9794 Belgium - 426-3933 Belize - 999-4484 Bolivia - 977-2344 Botswana - 680-1155 Brazil - 961-3063 Cameroon - 936-336-6401 Chile - 963-9066 China - 524-0780 Columbia - 527-9093 Costa Rica - 266-0484 Cyprus - 928-2264 Denmark - 622-9018 Dominican Republic - 266-0165 Ecuador - 572-8731 Egypt - 961-4915 El Salvador - 270-6239 Ethiopia - 271-7628 Finland - 552-1722 France - 572-2799 Germany - 627-7770 Ghana - 960-8806 Greece - 840-7522 Guatemala - 953-9531 Guyana - 281-497-4466 Haiti - 661-8275 Honduras - 622-4572 Hungary - 529-2727 Iceland - 281-367-2440 India - 626-2148 Indonesia - 785-1691 Ireland - 961-5263 Israel - 627-3780 Italy - 850-7520 Japan - 652-2977 Jordan - 224-2911 Korea - 961-0186 Kyrgyzstan - 281-920-1841 Latvia - 888-0404 Lebanon - 268-1640 Malta - 654-7900 Mexico - 271-6800 Mongolia - 759-1922 Morocco - 521-7607 Netherlands - 622-8000 New Zealand - 973-8680 Nicaragua - 789-2762 Norway - 521-2900 Panama - 622-4451 Paraguay - 558-9878 Peru - 355-9517 Philippines - 877-6700 Poland - 281-565-8900 Portugal - 759-1188 Qatar - 355-8221 Romania - 629-1551 Saudi Arabia - 785-5577 Slovenia - 430-7350 Spain - 783-6200 Sweden - 953-1417 Switzerland - 650-0000 Syria - 622-8860 Thailand - 229-8733 Trinidad & Tobago - 465-4660 Tunisia - 782-9021 Turkey - 622-5849 Ukraine - 281-242-2842 United Kingdom - 659-6270 Venezuela - 974-0028 Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 I think he was looking for a real answer, as in maybe a website with an address listing & other information. But since you obviously know they're in the phone book, maybe you could share with the rest of us where at in the 4 different 3 inch thick phone books to find all 80+ consolates. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You're right 27. Sorry that sounded flip. Mea Culpa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tony Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 All of the consulates I know about, except for one, are located in office buildings, mostly downtown or in the Galleria area. The exception is the Chinese consulate on Montrose, which is in a midrise, former apartment building. The Chinese who work there live in their own compound (I call it a chancellery but maybe that's wrong) located in Del Oro on Hepburn Street between Cambridge and Almeda. It is a large compound and surrounded by an expensive brick wall. They fly the red flag of China inside and it's visible from the street. The Falun Gong frequently protest outside the front gate like they do occasionally on Montrose. The only consulate I've been personally involved with is the Brazilian which is located in one of the office buildings along the West Loop, just north of where Post Oak passes under it. I had to get a visa in person as residents of the Houston metropolitan area are forbidden to apply by mail. The lines are frequently very long (you have to go there multiple times to drop off and pick up) and the times I was there, there were many Mexican nationals, Brazilians, Houstonians, Europeans, and impatient Dallasites who had flown in to get their business done. Brazilians get a separate line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 The Indonesian Consulate has its own building just outside the beltway on Richmond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 The Mexican Consular Office is located in midtown close to the Spur.I believe the French Consulate is located in a home on River Oaks (corner of Kirby and San Felipe?).The Brazilian policies crack me up! They are basically making Americans put up with the same crap they have to put up with to travel from Brazil to the states. It didn't bother me one bit when I traveled down there last winter (Rio, Sao, and Floripa) but there was a story about an American Airlines pilot getting himself in quite a bit of a jam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 I had to get a Brazilian work visa a few years ago. No fun jumping through those hoops. Customs was a bear too. Although they were tougher on my european counterparts. Mexico was actually the worst of my trips abroad when it came to customs though. They wanted us to fully disassemble the vessel I was on because our new corporate policy was not to grease the gears the way we used to. Our manager no longer had a slush fund to feed them with and they were gonna make us pay. The boat ended up sailing from port in the dead of night hoping that it was all a bluff and the navy wasnt gonna come blow it out of the water. No bueno. ps. I jumped ship and took a plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 International Houston that's what we are. Great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h-townrep Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Does anyone know where we rank in Foreign consulates. I'm sure we are behind New York and possibly D.C, then again D.C. has mostly embassy's and not consulates. If anyone knows where we rank then what cities ae in front of us and their number and what city is directly behind us. I know Houston has 83 at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallasite Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Wow, good news. Houston is really racking up the consulate offices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 http://www.wordofmouthbbq.com/houston.htmCheck out the link above. This might help you h-townrep. Houston ranks the 3rd largest city in consulates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h-townrep Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 http://www.wordofmouthbbq.com/houston.htmCheck out the link above. This might help you h-townrep. Houston ranks the 3rd largest city in consulates.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks emp, but the site is relatively old, it states that their are 76 and I know for a fact there are 83 but more than likely we are behind NY and DC. Just wasn't sure where Chi and Mia were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Yea, I already known that. Just trying to give you an ideal where houston stands in consulates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 While dining at Charley's 517 today, the table next to me was mostly Scottish and U.K. folks. Last week, it was a Capetown, South African contingent. There is always an international table somewhere at lunch at Charley's. This reminded me to check to see how many foreign consulates we have in Houston. 83 was the number I found. Houston is Texas' most international city, and one of the most international cities in the world. Perhaps it is the energy sector that brings the most to the table, but Houston's diversity is the magnet that attracts thousands of people every year to this semi-tropical mega-city. A co-worker informed me that there are over 90 languages spoken in Houston. I can only speak one: Texan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 (edited) List of consulates in HoustonAll phone numbers are area code (713) unless otherwise noted:Albania - (281)-354-0789 Angola - 212-3840 Argentina - 871-8935 Australia - 782-6009 Austria - 723-9979 Barbados - 281-392-9794 Belgium - 426-3933 Belize - 999-4484 Bolivia - 977-2344 Botswana - 680-1155 Brazil - 961-3063 http://www.brazilhouston.org/ Cameroon - 936-336-6401 Canada - 821-1440 http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/houston/ Chile - 963-9066 China - 524-0780 http://www.chinahouston.org/ Columbia - 527-9093 http://www.colhouston.org/ Costa Rica - 266-0484 Cyprus - 928-2264 Denmark - 622-9018 Dominican Republic - 266-0165 Ecuador - 572-8731 Egypt - 961-4915 El Salvador - 270-6239 Ethiopia - 271-7628 Finland - 552-1722 France - 572-2799 http://www.consulfrance-houston.org/ Germany - 627-7770 http://www.germanconsulatehouston.org/ Ghana - 960-8806 Greece - 840-7522 Guatemala - 953-9531 Guyana - (281)-497-4466 Haiti - 661-8275 Honduras - 622-4572 Hungary - 529-2727 Iceland - 281-367-2440 India - 626-2148 http://www.cgihouston.org/ Indonesia - 785-1691 http://www.indonesiahouston.org/ Ireland - 961-5263 Israel - 627-3780 http://www.israelemb.org/tx/ Italy - 850-7520 http://www.italconshouston.org/ Japan - 652-2977 http://www.houston.us.emb-japan.go.jp/ Jordan - 224-2911 South Korea - 961-0186 Kyrgyzstan - (281)-920-1841 Latvia - 888-0404 Lebanon - 268-1640 Malta - 654-7900 Mexico - 271-6800 Mongolia - 759-1922 Morocco - 521-7607 Netherlands - 622-8000 http://www.nlconsulatehouston.org/ New Zealand - 973-8680 Nicaragua - 789-2762 Norway - 521-2900 http://www.norway.org/houston/ Pakistan - 281-890-2223 http://www.embassyofpakistan.org/houston.php Panama - 622-4451 http://www.conpahouston.com/ Paraguay - 558-9878 Peru - 355-9517 Philippines - 877-6700 Poland - (281)-565-8900 Portugal - 759-1188 Qatar - 355-8221 Romania - 629-1551 Russia - 337-3300 Saudi Arabia - 785-5577 Slovenia - 430-7350 South Korea - 961-0186 http://www.koreahouston.org/ Spain - 783-6200 Sweden - 953-1417 (located in Bellaire, Texas) Switzerland - 650-0000 http://www.eda.admin.ch/washington_emb/e/h...ul/houston.html Syria - 622-8860 Taiwan - 626-7445 http://www.teco-us.org/houston.cfm Thailand - 229-8733 Trinidad & Tobago - 465-4660 Tunisia - 782-9021 Turkey - 622-5849 Ukraine - (281)-242-2842 United Kingdom - 659-6270 http://www.britainusa.com/houston/ Venezuela - 974-0028 There are several missing from that list. Will try to find a more updated list. Edited October 25, 2006 by Houston1stWordOnTheMoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Houston1st - you rock. Don't know where you get your info, but if I need to call a consulate, I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 I thought it was cool when the World Trade Center was built, and all +40 consulates Houston had at the time were located there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I thought it was cool when the World Trade Center was built, and all +40 consulates Houston had at the time were located there. Christ, that was back in the old days. You are right. The World Trade Ctr. Anyhow, we have evolved as the premier international city of the United States of America. Our competition in Texas? Dallas at 30 consulates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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