Biden Administration Envoy Visits Venezuela in Historic Diplomatic Outreach
Interior Secretary Ryan Burgum's surprise trip to Venezuela marks a significant shift in US-Venezuela relations, as the Biden administration seeks to re-engage with the embattled Maduro regime.
Interior Secretary Ryan Burgum has made a surprise visit to Venezuela, marking a historic diplomatic outreach by the Biden administration to the embattled regime of President Nicolás Maduro. Burgum's trip to the El Palito refinery of Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA in Puerto Cabello is the highest-level US visit to the country in years.
The visit comes as the Biden administration seeks to reengage with Venezuela, a major oil producer, in an effort to address global energy supply issues exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US has maintained strict sanctions on Venezuela since 2019, when it recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country's legitimate president.
Source: The New York Times
