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US names new top envoy for Venezuela after Maduro's capture
2026-01-22 23:37:20 / BOTA
The United States has appointed a two-time U.S. ambassador as its top envoy to Venezuela, according to the website of the U.S. embassy in Caracas.
Laura Dogu, who previously served as ambassador to Honduras and Nicaragua, will serve as chargé d'affaires in the Venezuelan Affairs Unit based at the embassy in Bogota, according to the website.
Dogu took on the role after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a raid earlier this month and took him to New York to face drug trafficking charges.
"The Trump administration continues to work with interim authorities to stabilize Venezuela, as part of the three-phase plan that Secretary Rubio presented to Congress and the American people," a senior State Department official said.
“This plan calls for a full-time Chargé d’Affaires in the Venezuelan Affairs Unit, located at the United States Embassy in Bogota. Ambassador Dogu is … well-positioned to lead the team during this period of transition.”
The United States earlier this month began preparations in case President Donald Trump decides to reopen the US embassy in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.
US diplomatic and security personnel traveled to Caracas on January 9 for an assessment of a “possible phased resumption” of embassy operations there, a State Department spokesman said at the time.
The US in 2019 withdrew all diplomatic personnel from Venezuela, citing the worsening situation in the country after months of political unrest.
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