We present Very Large Array (VLA) observations of 43 GHz SiO (J=1-> 0, v=2 and v=1) maser emission in a sub-sample of late-type stars in the Inner Galaxy selected on their relatively strong (> 0.5 Jy) 86 GHz SiO masers, and located within \timeform2.5D of the Galactic center. Furthermore we combine these results with a summary of previous surveys for 43 GHz SiO masers in the Galactic center and comment on their use as calibrators for the Japanese ``VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry'' (VERA) network, which is intended to perform sub-milli-arcsecond astrometry in the Galaxy and the Galactic center.