Top US diplomat in Venezuela leaves post after arriving in January.

By SIMON ROMERO The top U.S. diplomat in Venezuela announced Wednesday that she was leaving her post just months after arriving, a shake-up that comes as the Trump administration presses ahead with efforts to wield control over Venezuela’s government. Laura Dogu, who arrived in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, in late January and reopened the U.S. Embassy, said in a statement that she would be replaced by John Barrett, the current top U.S. diplomat in Guatemala. This leadership change raises...

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