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State Dept Says Chevron Must Leave Venezuela, Even As American Freed

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Chevron must wrap up operations in Venezuela, without exception (Credit: AFP)

The US State Department said Thursday that Chevron must wrap up operations in Venezuela next week as scheduled, contradicting an envoy who told a podcast differently after Caracas freed an American.

President Donald Trump's administration has canceled an exemption in sanctions on Venezuela, run by leftist Nicolas Maduro, that had been granted by former president Joe Biden under a previous deal.

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