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US reopens embassy in Venezuela in significant thawing of relations

The Guardian · · 429 words · By José Olivares
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“The US government is resuming operations at its embassy in Venezuela, the state department announced on Monday, nearly three months since former president Nicolás Maduro was abducted from the country and locked up in the US.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who has been the de jure president of Venezuela since 2013. On 3 January 2026, US forces captured Maduro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra (born 21 June 1990), also referred to as Nicolás Maduro Jr., Maduro Jr., or Nicolasito, is a Venezuelan politician and economist and the son of the President of Venezuela…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro_Guerra
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“The US embassy in Venezuela has not been operational since March 2019.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Southern Spear is a United States military and surveillance campaign launched in 2025 by the administration of US president Donald Trump with the declared aims of "detecting, disrupting, and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The diplomatic relationship between the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were strained during parts of the 21st century. Relations were strong during the second half o…
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“The US government has not had an ambassador in Venezuela since 2010.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Southern Spear is a United States military and surveillance campaign launched in 2025 by the administration of US president Donald Trump with the declared aims of "detecting, disrupting, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The diplomatic relationship between the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were strained during parts of the 21st century. Relations were strong during the second half o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Venezuela_relati…
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“In 2018, Maduro expelled the charge d’affairs in Venezuela, leading to the US government to withdraw all its diplomatic personnel from the country the following year.”
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“US relations towards Venezuela have been carried out from the US embassy in neighboring Colombia.”
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“Many of the typical US government operations housed in the embassy, including law enforcement investigations, also had to be performed from outside the country.”
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“Following the US military’s invasion of Venezuela and abduction of Maduro and his wife, the US has been working to forge ties to the country.”
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“‘Today, we are formally resuming operations at the US Embassy in Caracas, marking a new chapter in our diplomatic presence in Venezuela’, a state department spokesperson announced.”
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“The US government has accused Maduro and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials of participating in drug trafficking and of providing cover to other Latin American criminal groups.”
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“The Delta Force raid that led to Maduro’s capture earlier this year, based on a federal indictment, was widely condemned internationally.”
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“Maduro and his wife are currently sitting inside a federal prison in New York, waiting for their court case to proceed.”
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“Since the abduction, Laura F Dogu, a longtime US diplomat and intelligence official who served as US ambassador to Honduras and Nicaragua, has been in Caracas, working to restore the US embassy in the country. Dogu is the current charge d’affaires to Venezuela.”
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“‘Dogu’s team is restoring the chancery building at the US Embassy in Caracas to prepare for the full return of personnel as soon as possible and the eventual resumption of consular services,’ the state department said.”
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