Consulate General of Norway, Houston
diplomatic mission
The Consulate-General of Norway in Houston was Norway's diplomatic mission in Houston, Texas, United States. It was located in the Neartown area.
Petroleum-related business ties formed major connections between Norway and Houston. Lasse Sigurd Seim, former consul general of Norway to Houston, described the estimated 5,000–6,000 Norwegians in the Houston area around 2008 as the largest concentration of Norwegians outside of Scandinavia. About 100 Norwegian companies had business operations in Houston during that year. In 2007 Houston had $1.5 billion United States dollars in trade with Norway.
The Norwegian Consulate General in Houston was permanently closed in July 2023.
History
The consulate first opened in 1977. For a 27-year period, the consulate leased space in the Riviana Building in the American General Center, at 2777 Allen Parkway, in Neartown Houston. Before it moved to its current location, the consulate was located in Suite 1185 in the Riviana Building.
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