Almost a month after the US military operation that deposed former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the United States has taken a new step towards normalising relations with Caracas. The chargé d'affaires for Venezuela, Laura Dogu, arrived in the South American country on Saturday to reopen the US diplomatic mission, which has been closed for seven years.
"I have just arrived in Venezuela. My team and I are ready to work," Dogu confirmed in a message posted on the X account of the US embassy in Caracas, accompanied by images of her arrival at Maiquetia international airport. The reopening marks a milestone in the gradual restoration of bilateral ties, broken in February 2019 following then-President Donald Trump' s endorsement of opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
