Bernardo Alvarez, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United States, will speak at the University of Texas at Austin on November 17 as part of a visit to the state. The speech will mark his first visit to Texas since resuming his post in June 2009.

Ambassador Alvarez will speak of the new regional dynamics and the possibilities of engagement with the Obama administration. He will stress that new progressive governments and emerging regional integration agr... Noticia Completa

Officials of the Anti-Kidnapping Commando of Venezuela’s Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigative Body (CICPC) took less than 72 hours to rescue Elizabeth Mendez de Zambrano, the kidnapped mother of the Venezuelan baseball player Victor Zambrano. The rescue was part of an operation carried out in Aragua state in northern Venezuela, said the Bolivarian News Agency.  

The Minister of People’s Power for Interior and Justice Tareck El Aissami explained th... Noticia Completa

Maestro Jose Antonio Abreu, creator of the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela, received on Wednesday a Honoris Causa Latin Grammy in Las Vegas.

“I really appreciate it, I feel very committed to continue struggling for poor children through music,” said Abreu. He attended the ceremony together with musicians Eduardo Marturet, Alejandro Carreño –soloist of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra—and violinist Veronica Blada. Noticia Completa

Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the United States

STATEMENT ON CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON IRAN AND LATIN AMERICA

October 27, 2009
 
Today’s hearing in the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the House of Representatives, titled “Iran in the Western Hemisphere,” featured a number of unfounded allegations against Venezuela by several congressmen, including the chairman of the committee, Re... Noticia Completa

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs

Note of Protest

The Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs directs the most vigorous protest of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia due to the statements issued by the Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva regarding his concern about the possibility the free transit of drug-traffickin... Noticia Completa

During the Council of Ministers meeting held this Wednesday at the Miraflores Presidential Palace, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, announced that he will sign a decree calling for the creation of the Ministry of Electric Energy, which will be aimed at administrating the energy sector of the country and strengthening the national energy system.

He also said that the existing Venezuelan Energy Corporation will be reviewed and a strategic commis... Noticia Completa