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Montevideo, July 9th 2026 - 05:40 UTC

Tag: Delcy Rodriguez

  • Friday, April 24th 2026 - 11:31 UTC

    Petro travels to Caracas to meet Delcy Rodríguez following failed Cúcuta summit

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro will meet at midday on Friday in Caracas with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez, in what marks the first official meeting between a head of state and the Venezuelan leader since she took office on January 5, following the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro in a US military operation on January 3 of this year.

  • Wednesday, April 22nd 2026 - 03:59 UTC

    Milei drops to 14th among Latin American Presidents, ranks among region's five worst-rated

    Milei shares the bottom bloc with Bernardo Arévalo (Guatemala), Daniel Noboa (Ecuador), José María Balcázar (Peru), Delcy Rodríguez (Venezuela), and José Raúl Mulino (Dominican Republic)

    Argentine President Javier Milei fell to 14th place out of 18 leaders in the regional approval ranking for April 2026, consolidating his entry into the group of six worst-rated heads of state in Latin America. The survey, carried out by polling firm CB Global Data, registered a 36.2% positive image and a 59.7% negative reading, a 23.5-point gap that represents the widest imbalance since the start of his administration.

  • Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 23:55 UTC

    Venezuela dismantles Nestor Kirchner Room at Miraflores and repurposes it to receive US officials

    The room had been inaugurated on December 1, 2011, during an official visit by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to Venezuela

    Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez ordered the dismantling of the “Néstor Kirchner Room” at Miraflores Palace, a space that for nearly fifteen years served as a symbol of the political alliance between Chavismo and Kirchnerism. The measure involved removing portraits, paintings, quotations and objects linked to the former Argentine president, and converting the room into a meeting space with a neutral aesthetic that, according to Venezuelan outlet Monitoreamos, is now used to receive US officials.

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 00:59 UTC

    US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and backs its return to the IMF

    The move responds to persistent demands by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, whose individual sanctions OFAC had already lifted on April 1

    The US Treasury Department on Tuesday lifted financial sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and three other state-owned banking institutions, in the most significant easing of the punitive regime in place since 2017. On the same day, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly endorsed efforts by the International Monetary Fund to reintegrate Venezuela into the international financial system.

  • Tuesday, April 7th 2026 - 12:28 UTC

    Chavismo and opposition faction seek judicial pause to shield Citgo and PDVSA assets

    Guaidó and the Citgo logo. Since 2019, Venezuelan assets in the US were placed under opposition-appointed boards after PDVSA sanctions

    Lawyers representing Delcy Rodríguez's government and those of the opposition sector that has controlled Venezuelan assets in the United States since 2019 jointly asked a New York court for a 45-day suspension in a case where international creditors are seeking to seize funds linked to Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

  • Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 03:01 UTC

    US lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington

    “We value this decision as a step toward normalizing and strengthening relations between our countries,” she wrote

    The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, the country's main financial sanctions registry managed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The move allows her to access blocked assets, conduct transactions with U.S. entities, and travel to American territory.

  • Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:57 UTC

    Rodríguez promises “legal certainty” to investors while Machado competes for attention from Texas

    Rodríguez's appearance came one day before Nicolás Maduro's hearing at a New York court

    Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, participated via videoconference on Wednesday at the FII Priority investment forum in Miami, where she assured American, Saudi, and Latin American investors that her government is advancing reforms to guarantee “legal certainty” for investments in the country.

  • Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:12 UTC

    Venezuela sends diplomatic delegation to Washington to formalize restoration of ties with US

    “This week, the delegation of diplomats who will begin this new stage of diplomatic and political relations and dialog between our governments will depart for Washington,” Delcy Rodríguez said

    Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced on Tuesday that a delegation of Venezuelan diplomats will travel to Washington this week to advance the normalization of bilateral relations with the United States, severed since 2019.

  • Friday, March 20th 2026 - 02:47 UTC

    Delcy Rodríguez renews Venezuela's military high command following Padrino's ouster

    The reshuffle comes weeks after the surprise visit to Caracas by the head of the US Southern Command, General Francis Donovan

    Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, executed a sweeping restructuring of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) leadership. The changes, announced less than 24 hours after the appointment of Gustavo González López as the new Defense Minister replacing the veteran Vladímir Padrino, mark a significant shift in Caracas' power structure following months of institutional attrition.

  • Wednesday, March 18th 2026 - 23:39 UTC

    Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defense minister

    Padrino’s departure closes a chapter of more than a decade at the helm of the defense ministry

    Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday removed Vladimir Padrino López as defense minister and appointed General Gustavo González López in his place, ending one of the longest and most politically sensitive tenures within the country’s ruling military hierarchy. Venezuelan media reported the move citing Rodríguez’s official message on X, in which she thanked Padrino for his “loyalty to the homeland” and said he would take on “new responsibilities.”