The Consulate-General of the Russian Federation in Houston (russian: Генеральное консульство Российской Федерации в Хьюстоне) ''General'noe konsul'stvo Rossiyskoy Federatsii v Kh'yustone'') is Russia's diplomatic office in

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, United States. It is located in Suite 1300 at Park Towers South. The facility serves

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, and

. As of 2017 the consul general is Alexander Borisovich Pisarev. THE HISTORY OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL
." ''Consulate-General of the Russian Federation in Houston''. Accessed October 12, 2012.

History

In October 2001 the U.S. and

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formally agreed to establish a Houston

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. The Russian government approved the establishment on February 12, 2003. On May 9 of that year the

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confirmed the appointment of the consul general. The facility opened on August 4, 2004. Russia opened a consulate in Houston due to the proximity to

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'' article Nikolai V. Sofinskiy, the first consul general, stated that the

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had around 40,000 Russian speakers and that Houston's consulate could easily serve the

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Russian Consulate coming to Houston
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''. May 25, 2004. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.

Consuls-General of Russia in Houston

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File:SealofRussianConsulate.JPG, Arms of the Russian Federation as displayed in the Consulate

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Russia–United States relations

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