U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo December 16, 2020 We congratulate the Venezuelan people on the success of the Consulta Popular or “People’s Referendum.” Millions of Venezuelans came together to raise their voice and demand a democratic future for their country. In every city ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 18 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 8, 2020 The United States continues to support Interim President Juan Guaidó, the National Assembly, and the Venezuelan people in their struggle to restore democracy in their country. From December 7 to 12, the Venezuelan people will have the opportunity to voice their opinion of ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 9 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 7, 2020 On December 6, the illegitimate Maduro regime in Venezuela staged a political farce intended to look like legislative elections. Fortunately, few were fooled. The United States, along with numerous other democracies around the world, condemns this charade which failed to meet any minimum standard ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 9 December, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MEDIA NOTE DECEMBER 2, 2020 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Interim Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Begin Text: We, the Government of the United States and the Interim Government of the Bolivarian ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Press statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State August 14, 2020 Today the United States joins democracies around the world to reiterate our support for Venezuela’s democratic forces as they defend the rights of the Venezuelan people. The joint declaration calls for a transitional government that will hold free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections. ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 14 August, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 20, 2020 The United States continues to be a catalyst for the international response to help the Venezuelan people and region respond to the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by the former Maduro regime. We are providing more than $200 million in additional assistance from the State ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 22 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: U.S. Foreign Aid, Venezuela
A New Path to Venezuelan Democracy By Elliott Abrams March 31, 2020 This Op-Ed was originally published in the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. State Department proposes Maduro and Guaidó both step aside and make way for free elections. As the coronavirus spreads around the world, it’s easy to forget the Venezuelan people’s suffering ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 31 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
The United States Proposes a Framework for a Peaceful Democratic Transition in Venezuela U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo March 31, 2020 On March 31, the United States proposed a pathway to resolving Venezuela’s crisis by means of a peaceful, democratic transition. This framework ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 31 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo September 11, 2019 The United States Joins the Interim Government of Venezuela and Other Countries in Invoking the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance The United States joins the Interim Government of Venezuela and ten other countries in invoking ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 13 September, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State August 28, 2019 The Department of State announces the opening of the Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU), under the leadership of Charge d’Affaires James Story. The VAU is the interim diplomatic office of the U.S. Government to Venezuela, located at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, and has ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 29 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Department of State Office of the Spokesperson August 6, 2019 Fact Sheet NICOLAS MADURO: CORRUPTION AND CHAOS IN VENEZUELA The former regime of Nicolás Maduro has consistently violated and abused the human rights and dignity of the country’s citizens, plundered its natural resources, and driven a once-prosperous nation into economic ruin with Maduro’s authoritarian rule ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 6 August, 2019 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Today Secretary Michael R. Pompeo called Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido to commemorate the anniversary of Venezuela’s independence on July 5th and express the United States’ unwavering support for Guaido, the National Assembly, and the Venezuelan people as they seek to regain their country’s freedom and prosperity.
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Juan Guaido, Venezuela
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Media Note June 27, 2019 The United States Takes Action Against Corrupt Maduro Regime Officials Today, the United States sanctioned Maduro-aligned Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez and Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomez for being current or former officials in the Maduro regime. These individuals have been ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 1 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Press statement Morgan Ortagus, Departmnet of State Spokesperson Washington, DC June 30, 2019 Maduro Dictatorship Tortures Opponent to Death The United States condemns the killing and torture of Capitan de Corbeta Rafael Acosta Arévalo, a Venezuelan Naval Officer, who died while in the custody of Maduro’s thugs and their Cuban advisers. We express deepest condolences ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 1 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Media Note April 10, 2019 Today, Vice President Pence announced that the United States is providing nearly $61 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support the regional response for the 3.4 million Venezuelans who have fled the man-made crisis in their country. The Vice ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 11 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Department of the Treasury Press release Treasury Sanctions BANDES, Venezuela’s National Development Bank, and Subsidiaries, in Response to Illegal Arrest of Guaido Aide March 22, 2019 Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Banco de Desarrollo Economico y Social de Venezuela, or BANDES, pursuant to E.O. 13850, ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 22 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
U.S Department of State Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 25, 2019 United States Provides Additional Humanitarian Aid to Venezuelans Who Have Fled Their Country Today, Vice President Pence announced that the United States is providing nearly $56 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support the regional response for the nearly 3.4 ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 27 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Pompeo February 23, 2019 Let Humanitarian Aid Into Venezuela Today has been a historic day. Interim President Juan Guaido, the National Assembly and the people of Venezuela have been an inspiration to the world. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers turned out ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Treasury Sanctions Officials Aligned with Former President Nicolas Maduro and Involved in Repression and Corruption February 15, 2019 Treasury continues to target security and oil officials undermining democracy and human rights Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five officials aligned with illegitimate former President Nicolas ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 20 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 13, 2019 Joint Statement by President Donald J. Trump and President Ivan Duque Marquez on the Crisis in Venezuela The United States and Colombia are committed to taking steps to resolve the ongoing democratic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Both countries strongly support ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
RECOGNIZING THE LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA: The United States has officially recognized Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela…
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Venezuela
Issued on: January 23, 2019 Today, I am officially recognizing the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Juan Guaido, as the Interim President of Venezuela. In its role as the only legitimate branch of government duly elected by the Venezuelan people, the National Assembly invoked the country’s constitution to declare Nicolas Maduro illegitimate, and the ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 23 January, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: Venezuela
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2018 Today, I have taken action to prevent the Maduro regime from conducting “fire sales,” liquidating Venezuela’s critical assets—assets the country will need to rebuild its economy. This money belongs to the Venezuelan people. I have signed an Executive Order to prevent ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 22 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Political Affairs, President of the United States, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Venezuela
Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 21, 2018 The United States condemns the fraudulent election that took place in Venezuela on May 20. This so-called “election” is an attack on constitutional order and an affront to Venezuela’s tradition of democracy. Until the Maduro regime restores a democratic path in Venezuela through ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 21 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Political Affairs, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, Venezuela
…………………………….. Yet more than any other nation in our hemisphere, in Venezuela, the tragedy of tyranny is on full display. And the blame can be laid squarely at the feet of one man: Nicolás Maduro. Maduro promised his people he would restore prosperity, but delivered only deeper poverty. He promised them safety and security, but ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 18 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Political Affairs, Vice President of the United States, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Mike Pence, Venezuela
Statement by administrator Mark Green on U.S. humanitarian assistance for vulnerable Venezuelans United States Agency for International Development For Immediate Release March 20, 2018 Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email:
press@usaid.gov Today, the United States announced new humanitarian assistance to support Venezuelans in Colombia, who are fleeing desperate poverty, hunger, and tyranny in ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 20 March, 2018 | Topics: News | Tags: Venezuela
Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s Meeting with Finance Ministers on Venezuela March 19, 2018 Secretary Mnuchin attended a meeting this morning on the political, economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, hosted by Argentine Finance Minister Luis Caputo, along with leading finance ministers from the Western Hemisphere, the European Union and Japan. The focus was on coordinating ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 19 March, 2018 | Topics: Economic Affairs | Tags: Venezuela
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC October 16, 2017 The United States applauds the courage, determination, and will of the Venezuelan people who tried to exercise their constitutional right to vote in the October 15, gubernatorial elections…
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 17 October, 2017 | Topics: News, Political Affairs, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2017 Today, Nicolas Maduro requested a phone call with President Donald J. Trump. Since the start of this Administration, President Trump has asked that Maduro respect Venezuela’s constitution, hold free and fair elections, release political prisoners, cease all human rights violations, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 14 August, 2017 | Topics: Political Affairs, President of the United States, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Venezuela
8/9/2017 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated eight individuals involved in organizing or otherwise supporting the creation of Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly (Asamblea Constituyente or AC) and participating in anti-democratic actions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13692. The AC, which seeks to rewrite the Venezuelan constitution ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 9 August, 2017 | Topics: Political Affairs | Tags: Venezuela
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC August 3, 2017 The United States considers the Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly the illegitimate product of a flawed process designed by the Maduro dictatorship to further its assault on democracy. The process was rigged from the start, from the irregular manner in which the election was decreed ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 4 August, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Political Affairs | Tags: Venezuela
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2017 The United States condemns the actions of the Maduro dictatorship. Mr. Lopez and Mr. Ledezma are political prisoners being held illegally by the regime. The United States holds Maduro – who publicly announced just hours earlier that he would move against ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 2 August, 2017 | Topics: Political Affairs, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Venezuela
The United States condemns the elections imposed on July 30 for the National Constituent Assembly, which is designed to replace the legitimately elected National Assembly and undermine the Venezuelan people’s right to self-determination. The United States stands by the people of Venezuela, and their constitutional representatives, in their quest to restore their country to a ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 31 July, 2017 | Topics: News | Tags: Venezuela
LAST UPDATED: JULY 27, 2017 The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Venezuela due to social unrest, violent crime, and pervasive food and medicine shortages. This travel warning also informs U.S. citizens that on July 27, the Department ordered the departure of family members and authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 28 July, 2017 | Topics: News | Tags: Venezuela
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC July 17, 2017 The United States applauds the courage and determination of Venezuelans who exercised their rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly in defense of their democracy on July 16. Yesterday’s vote was a massive repudiation of the proposed National Constituent Assembly, which would ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 18 July, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Venezuela
5/18/2017 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated eight Venezuelan government officials pursuant to Executive Order 13692. The designated officials, members of Venezuela’s Supreme Court of Justice (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia or TSJ), are responsible for a number of judicial rulings in the past year that ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 19 May, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson Washington, DC March 30, 2017 The United States condemns the Venezuelan Supreme Court’s March 29 decision to usurp the powers of the democratically elected National Assembly. This rupture of democratic and constitutional norms greatly damages Venezuela’s democratic institutions and denies the Venezuelan people the right to shape their country’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 31 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Political Affairs, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 11, 2016 We the undersigned, Member States of the Organization of American States (OAS), underscore our commitment to the Charter of the Organization and the Inter-American Democratic Charter, the OAS Permanent Council’s declaration on Venezuela of June 1, 2016 (CP/DEC 63/16), and our support for ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 12 August, 2016 | Topics: Political Affairs, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Venezuela
Press Statement John Kirby Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC January 5, 2016 The United States congratulates the people of Venezuela on the installation of their new, democratically-elected National Assembly. This is an important and necessary step towards fulfilling the will of Venezuelan voters as reflected in last month’s elections. The National Assembly can serve ...
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By U.S. Mission Argentina | 6 January, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Speeches, Western Hemisphere | Tags: John Kirby, Venezuela
