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US Embassy in Caracas Reopens After Seven-Year Closure

US Embassy in Caracas Reopens After Seven-Year Closure

Is the U.S. Embassy reopening in Venezuela a genuine push for democracy or a strategic move to secure oil?
US Embassy in Caracas Reopens After Seven-Year Closure
Above: The American flag is raised at the U.S. Embassy in the Venezuelan capital on March 14. Image credit: Darwin Diko Canas/Anadolu/Getty Images

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Reopening the U.S. Embassy in Caracas is a critical step in a deliberate, structured plan to restore real diplomacy with Venezuela. Ambassador Laura Dogu is already on the ground, rebuilding the chancery and engaging Venezuela's interim government, civil society and the private sector. This is exactly how a responsible transition back to legitimate governance gets done.

Reopening the U.S. Embassy in Caracas right after a military operation seized Maduro reeks of a resource grab, not liberation. Venezuela sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves, and no democratic election has been scheduled despite the opposition winning. The order of operations here tells the whole story — oil comes first, democracy comes never.

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