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Welcome to the Venezuela Information OfficeDespite 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%.
Venezuela Does Not Support Terrorism, OAS TestifiesRead full article - Read an op-edVenezuela Calls for Truthful Reporting by Washington PostRead the Letter by Venezuela's Information MinisterExxonMobil's Asset Freeze Aganst Venezuela OverturnedRead Full Article - British Officials Support VenezuelaVenezuela Restores Ties with Colombia, Eases Andes RiftRead Full Article - New Poll - Coverage on PBS's NewsHourNPR on "Politics of Chavez," Poll Shows Venezuela InfluenceListen to NPR Story - View PollNew Report Shows Economic Gains to Continue in VenezuelaView Full ReportNew Cabinet and Policy Changes Announced
Read Full Article - Chavez Pardons Political OpponentsColombian Hostages Released, Grateful to Chavez
Read Full Article - Read Fact Sheet on Colombia'No' Vote Wins in Referendum by Less Than 1.5 PercentView Results - Chavez Concedes Referendum in SpeechNAACP Findings on the Presidential Election, February 2007 (pdf)
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.
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