US Restores Diplomatic Ties with Venezuela After Ousting Maduro

The US has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas after a 7-year closure, following a successful military operation to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January.
Washington, DC - In a significant shift in diplomatic relations, the United States has formally reopened its embassy in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas after a seven-year closure. This move comes on the heels of a bold military operation carried out by US forces to seize the country's embattled president, Nicolas Maduro, in January.
The State Department's announcement marks a dramatic reversal in the US-Venezuela relationship, which had deteriorated sharply under Maduro's increasingly authoritarian rule. Diplomatic ties between the two nations were severed in 2019 after the US recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the rightful president of Venezuela, a move that Maduro's government had strongly rejected.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: Deutsche Welle

