US embassy resumes operations in Venezuela after seven years

WASHINGTON — The US embassy in Venezuela resumed operations Monday after being closed for seven years, the State Department announced, following Washington’s ouster of leftist president Nicolas Maduro. “Today, we are formally resuming operations at the US embassy in Caracas, marking a new chapter in our diplomatic presence in Venezuela,” the State Department said in a statement. The normal functioning of the embassy “will strengthen our ability to engage directly with Venezuela’s interim government, civil society and the private sector,” it said. READ: New head of US mission in Venezuela arrives as ties warm Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed […]... Keep on reading: US embassy resumes operations in Venezuela after seven years

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