The Consular Corps of Houston serves as a vital bridge among foreign governments, the State of Texas, the City of Houston, businesses, institutions, and the many international communities that call the region home.The Secretary of State is a crucial partner with the Consular Corps of Houston and is one of six state officials named by the Texas Constitution to form the Executive Department of the State. The longstanding engagement with the Office of the Texas Secretary of State reflects a shared commitment to international cooperation and to Texas’s global interests. As the state’s Chief International Protocol Officer and principal liaison to the international consular community, the Secretary of State represents the Governor and Texas in engagements with international leaders, foreign officials, and business delegations.
Houston’s position as a global energy center gives its consular community a distinctive role in international dialogue. Energy security depends on reliable supply, resilient infrastructure, responsible development, technological innovation, and cooperation across borders. Together, we bring together governments, producers, customers, researchers, and investors to exchange knowledge and pursue practical partnerships.
Members of the Consular Corps of Houston serve their citizens, represent their countries, and cultivate relationships with state and local governments. In Houston, that work creates enduring connections grounded in respect, trust, and people-to-people exchange. It also gives Texas leaders a direct channel for discussing trade, investment, education, culture, public safety, disaster response, and other matters of shared concern.
The Meaningful Impact for Texas Businesses and Texans:
For businesses: stronger access to global markets, international partners, investment prospects, and
trusted sources of local and overseas knowledge.
For workers: opportunities connected to trade, foreign investment, infrastructure, manufacturing,
technology, and the energy sector.
For communities: accessible consular services, cultural exchange, educational partnerships, and stronger
connections among Houston’s diverse residents.
For Texas: a stronger international profile, deeper diplomatic relationships, and greater capacity to
compete and lead in a changing global economy.
The Consular Corps of Houston is committed to building on this tradition of engagement. By working with the Texas Secretary of State and partners throughout the public, private, academic, and civic sectors, we can transform international relationships into tangible benefits: stronger businesses, more resilient energy systems, closer diplomatic ties,
and expanded opportunity for all Texans.
Houston’s global reach is one of Texas’s great strengths. The Consular Corps of Houston is proud to help ensure that this reach continues to serve the prosperity, security, and well-being of our city, our state, and our international partners.
