Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Houston

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston (TECO-Houston, ) represents the interests of Taiwan in the southern United States, functioning as a de facto consulate.Mowbray, Rebecca. "Banking on loyalty / Taiwan offers loan guarantees to ethnic Chinese across globe ." Houston Chronicle. Sunday August 6, 2000. Business 1. Retrieved on May 10, 2009. ""If they get the money from Taiwan, they are more likely to do business with Taiwanese people," said Andrew Lin, commercial attache at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, one of 13 de facto consulates around the United States." The mission is located on the 20th Floor of 11 Greenway Plaza. It also oversees a Cultural Center at 10303 West Office Drive in the Westchase district of Houston."Contact Us ." Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston. Retrieved on March 11, 2009."SECT7-key.gif ." Westchase. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.

Background TECO Houston's origins can be traced to 1937 when the National Government of the Republic of China established a consulate in Houston. The ROC was represented by a vice-consul. After opening the consulate of the People's Republic of China in 1979, the TECO mission opened its doors in 1992.

The mission serves Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma."Our Representative ." Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.

The office sponsors cultural exhibits such as the 2009 "Nation of Splendor: Taiwan, the Republic of China," which was hosted at 2 Allen Center in Downtown Houston.Martin, Betty L. "Photos of Taiwan on display at Two Allen Center." Houston Chronicle. March 11, 2009. Retrieved on March 11, 2009. The mission also sponsors the Hou, Hsiao-Hsien Film Festival in San Antonio along with the Trinity University East Program."‘Bridge to 550’ explores projects from the curb down." San Antonio Business Journal. Friday October 31, 2001. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.

After members of Chen Tao, a Taiwanese religious movement in Garland, Texas, did not find God on television on a day in March 1998, an officer of TECO Houston offered assistance to members of the movement to assist travel back to Taiwan."Church leader says God no longer expected March 31 Group in Garland expected message on television." The Dallas Morning News. March 25, 1998. Retrieved on May 6, 2009. On September 23, 2002, an e-mail relayed through TECO Houston warned the ROC government that there was a possibility of a terrorist attack."Taiwan reportedly twice warned of possible terrorist attacks." Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. October 25, 2002. Retrieved on May 6, 2009. In 2005 Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu and Kip Holden, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, met with a delegation of TECO Houston officials to negotiate Taiwanese business interests in Louisiana."Briefs." The Advocate. July 19, 2005. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Houston

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