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U.S. Envoy Laura Dogu Arrives in Caracas to Restart On-the-Ground Diplomatic Presence

The deployment launches implementation of Washington’s three-phase plan conditioned on concrete human-rights steps.

Jefa diplomática de Estados Unidos llega a Venezuela en misión diplomática para restablecer la relación bilateral
Laura Dogu, la nueva encargada de Negocios de la Oficina Externa de EE. UU. en ese país.
Dogu arribó al aeropuerto internacional Simón Bolívar, que sirve a Nicolás Maduro, alrededor de las 15:00 horas locales. Foto: EFE/ Gustavo Amador/ARCHIVO
Familiares de presos políticos esperan afuera del Helicoide

Overview

  • Dogu, appointed chargé d’affaires for Venezuela, said her team is ready to work as she begins reopening steps for the U.S. mission shuttered since 2019.
  • Venezuela’s foreign minister publicly welcomed her arrival as part of a joint agenda to set a roadmap and handle differences through diplomatic dialogue.
  • Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez announced a general amnesty and ordered the closure and conversion of El Helicoide, framing a broader justice overhaul.
  • The U.S. confirmed all known American detainees in Venezuela have been released, while rights group Foro Penal cites more than 300 recent releases and about 700 people still jailed for political reasons.
  • Reengagement aligns with a stabilization–recovery–transition framework and coincides with moves to open the oil sector to foreign investment and explore restoring commercial flights.