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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 Condemns Colombian Decision to Increase US Military PresenceVIO Fact Sheet - UNASUR DeclarationGAO Drug Report Reinvents Old Findings as New OnesVIO Fact Sheet - Response from Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Ministry - Recent Drug BustsVenezuela Demands the Restoration of Honduran PresidentStatement by Ambassador Alvarez - ALBA Statement - Venezuela's Original Condemnation of Coup d'etatUS and Venezuela Restore Ambassadors Friday June 26, 2009Read the Most Recent Statement from Caracas - Read the AP ArticleVenezuela Rejects State Dept's "Trafficking in Persons Report"Read the Official Statement by Venezuela's Foreign Affairs MinistryReferendum Passes By Larger Than Expected MarginsObama Calls Vote Democratic - Final CNE Vote Tally (in spanish) - LAIO Poll AnalysisECLAC Applauds Social Advances Made Under ChavezWatch the CNN interview in spanish here - Read the transcripts hereWhat’s Ahead for Venezuela: Interview with Daniel HellingerRead Full InterviewJewish Congress Lauds Chavez's CommitmentPress Release - (Spanish) - Latin American Jewish Congress (Spanish) - Fact SheetPSUV Victorious In Regional Elections With Record TurnoutPress Release - Analysis of Results - Latinobarometro Poll on Democracy
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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