Consular representation of Indonesia in the United States
Diplomatic mission
The
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Houston
(
Indonesian
:
Konsulat Jendral Republik Indonesia di Houston
) is
Indonesia
's diplomatic facility in
Houston
,
Texas
,
United States
.
The building is located at 10900 Richmond Avenue in the
Westchase
district.
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The facility serves the
U.S. states
of
Arkansas
,
Alabama
,
Florida
,
Georgia
,
Louisiana
,
Mississippi
,
New Mexico
,
Oklahoma
,
Tennessee
, and
Texas
. In addition, the Houston consulate serves
Puerto Rico
and the
U.S. Virgin Islands
. The consulate includes an exhibit of Indonesian culture.
As of 2004, Houston had the fifth largest Indonesian population in the United States; this helps sustain the consulate.
[2]
History
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From 1982 to 1988 the consulate was in Three
Post Oak Central
, one of the three striped buildings in the picture
The Indonesian consulate opened on May 25, 1982 with Rachadi Iskandar as the first consul general. From its founding until March 1988, the consulate existed on the 19th floor of Three Post Oak Central, an
Uptown
Houston skyscraper, part of the
Post Oak Central
complex. In April 1988 the consulate moved to 5633 Richmond Avenue.
[3]
In 1993, consul general Achmad Surjadi purchased the 44,815-square-foot (4,163.4 m
2
) building located at 10900 Richmond Avenue.
[4]
The consulate coordinated some relief efforts for victims of the
Banda Aceh
tsunami
generated by the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
and, later in 2005,
Hurricane Katrina
. For the typhoon victims, nearly 500 boxes of clothing and other supplies were shipped to
Medan
and more than $50,000
U.S. dollars
in cash donations was received.
[5]
Fund-raising events for Hurricane Katrina victims raised $7,500.
[6]
See also
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References
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External links
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The Indonesian Economic and Trade Office in Taipei is Indonesia's representative office in Taiwan, which functions as an informal diplomatic mission.
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