US says taking first steps to possibly reopen embassy in Venezuela after Maduro’s ouster

Nicolas Maduro Guerra, the son of deposed President Nicolas Maduro, points during a pro-government march to demand the release of his father and deposed first lady Cilia Flores, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. AP/PTI(AP01_21_2026_000005B)

Washington, Jan 28 (AP) The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly re-open the shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela by sending in a regular contingent of temporary staffers to conduct “select” diplomatic functions.

In a notice to lawmakers dated Monday and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, the State Department said the staffers would live and work in a temporary facility while the existing embassy compound, which was shuttered in March, 2019, is brought up to standard. (AP) GRS GRS

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