Welcome to the Venezuela Information Office

Despite its great wealth as the world's fifth-largest oil producer, when President Chavez began his first term in office in 1999, Venezuela was a country in which nearly half of all households lived in poverty. To address this injustice, the state-owned oil company increased spending on social programs from 40 million to 13.3 billion dollars annually as of 2006. Now, all Venezuelans are guaranteed access to education, job training, housing, and health care. Between 1998 and 2007, the household poverty rate dropped by 31%.

This site provides you with the most-up-to-date information available about Venezuela, including fact sheets and news articles to help you educate yourself on the latest political events. To find out about culture and society in Venezuela, visit our blog, VenWorld.



Venezuela & ALBA Demand the Immediate Return of Honduran President to Office

Offical Statement of Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez - ALBA Statement - Venezuela's Original Condemnation of Coup d'etat

US and Venezuela Restore Ambassadors Friday June 26, 2009

Read the Most Recent Statement from Caracas - Read the AP Article

Venezuela Rejects State Dept's "Trafficking in Persons Report"

Read the Official Statement by Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Ministry

Referendum Passes By Larger Than Expected Margins

Obama Calls Vote Democratic - Final CNE Vote Tally (in spanish) - LAIO Poll Analysis

ECLAC Applauds Social Advances Made Under Chavez

Watch the CNN interview in spanish here - Read the transcripts here

What’s Ahead for Venezuela: Interview with Daniel Hellinger

Read Full Interview

Jewish Congress Lauds Chavez's Commitment

Press Release - (Spanish) - Latin American Jewish Congress (Spanish) - Fact Sheet

Experts Question Human Rights Watch Report on Venezuela

Read the Letter - (Spanish) - VIO Myth and Fact Sheet

PSUV Victorious In Regional Elections With Record Turnout

Press Release - Analysis of Results - Latinobarometro Poll on Democracy

Venezuela Does Not Support Terrorism, OAS Testifies

Read Full Article - Read an op-ed - Read a New Fact Sheet

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NOTE: The Venezuela Information Office is dedicated to informing the American public about contemporary Venezuela, and receives its funding from the government of Venezuela. More information is available from the FARA office of the Department of Justice in Washington DC.

Venezuela Information Office
2000 P Street NW, Suite 240 Washington, DC 20036  tel: (202) 347-8081  fax: (202) 223-8029