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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Unofficial Trump Envoy Raises Oversight Concerns in Venezuela Policy: Report

According to a new report, Mauricio Claver-Carone, a former Trump official and briefly the State Department's special envoy for Latin America, is a central figure in Washington's dealings with Venezuela. (Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump's Venezuela policy is being shaped in part by a former official with no current government position, raising questions about oversight and conflicts of interest, according to a new report.

According to The Washington Post, Mauricio Claver-Carone, who was briefly the State Department's special envoy for Latin America, is a central figure in Washington's dealings with Venezuela after the Jan. 3 removal of Nicolás Maduro.

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