US EditionWhat's Changed in Venezuela a Month After Maduro's Ouster
Delcy Rodríguez restores US diplomatic ties, enacts oil-sector reforms allowing private investment, and announces amnesty while retaining key officials, signaling strategic political recalibration.
- In the month since a deadly US military operation toppled Nicolás Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, interim leader, has aligned with many Washington demands while preserving Chávez-era rhetoric.
- The US government has seized and sold Venezuelan oil, while Washington avoided a total leadership break by allowing the vice‑president to assume power after Maduro's ouster.
- Ms Rodriguez's interim government approved oil‑industry reforms heavily influenced by Washington, allowing private oil companies to operate independently, lower royalty payments, and relinquish state control of exploration.
- Ms Rodriguez announced a general amnesty expected to be adopted this week, though Foro Penal says about 700 political prisoners remain behind bars.
- Washington has moved to rekindle diplomatic relations, with talks between Ms Rodriguez and US chief of mission Laura Dogu, as analysts call it a `readjustment` and `tactical liberalisation` in repression dynamics.
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The new US charge d'affaires to Venezuela, Laura Dogu, met with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas on Monday. The two discussed cooperation and the "transition" in Venezuela following the ouster of long-serving President Nicolas Maduro a month ago, according to a statement after the meeting.
The new head of Washington's diplomatic mission in Venezuela said that she discussed the transition period following the overthrow of Nicolas Maduro during a meeting with the country's interim president on Monday.
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US chargé d'affaires Laura Dogu in Venezuela has met with interim president Delcy Rodríguez, the top diplomat writes on X. During the meeting, they discussed US plans for "stabilization, economic recovery, reconciliation and transition" in Venezuela, Dogu said without elaborating further. Dogu arrived in the capital Caracas this weekend with the aim of...
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