Overview
- President Donald Trump said he will host María Corina Machado next week in Washington to discuss whether she could play a role in Venezuela’s future.
- Norway’s Nobel Institute stated that Machado’s 2025 Peace Prize cannot be revoked, shared or transferred after she said she wished to give or share it with Trump and he said he would consider accepting it.
- The State Department confirmed a Jan. 9 visit by U.S. diplomatic and security personnel to Caracas to conduct an initial assessment toward a possible gradual resumption of embassy operations.
- Interim president Delcy Rodríguez said Venezuela’s response to what she called a U.S. attack that captured Nicolás Maduro will proceed through diplomacy as both sides explore reopening embassies.
- Multiple reports indicate Washington has, for now, set aside the traditional opposition in favor of Rodríguez’s interim government, while Trump has questioned Machado’s support inside Venezuela.