SPECIAL BRIEFING
MICHAEL G. KOZAK, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS VIA TELECONFERENCE MR BROWN: Hey. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us for this on-the-record briefing with Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador Michael Kozak. Ambassador Kozak will discuss the administration’s actions that have deepened democracy in the Western ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: Cuba, Democracy, Guyana, Haiti, Nicaragua, Office of Spokesperson, venezuela
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today, I am announcing the designation of former Venezuelan Minister of Electric Power and President of Corpoelec, Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, and former Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Finance, Investment, and Strategic Alliances for the Ministry of Electric Power and Director of Procurement of Corpoelec, Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomez. They have been designated for accepting monetary benefits, including bribes and kickbacks, in exchange for awarding ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 July, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
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Noelani Kirschner – Jul 27, 2020 The
Orinoco mining arc in Venezuela is rife with human rights abuses, including sexual exploitation and trafficking, and killings, according to a United Nations report. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet
released a report on July 15 that collected victim and witness accounts. They detail abuses committed against miners and indigenous people in the arc. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, human trafficking, labor rights, venezuela
Maduro steps up corruption, human rights violations (July 13) The illegitimate Maduro regime continues to undermine both human rights and democracy in Venezuela. Enforced disappearances of Venezuelan civilians by the regime are on the rise, according to
a report by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights group and Forno Penal , a Venezuelan human rights organization. The regime has kidnapped civilians it suspects of being political dissidents, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 July, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News | Tags: venezuela
Pompeo: U.S. ‘undaunted in our pursuit of bringing terrorists to justice’ (June 25) The United States is working with countries around the world to combat terrorism through multilateral engagement and international organizations. “No administration has forged closer ties in our hemisphere and alliances working on important problems like counterterrorism,” said Secretary of State Michael ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 June, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Iran, Secretary Pompeo, Terrorism, venezuela
U.S. partners support Venezuelan refugees and their host countries (June 17) Venezuelans who fled their country to escape
poverty , political repression and crippling inflation caused by the illegitimate Maduro regime struggle to support themselves. That’s why the United States is funding nongovernmental organizations to help displaced Venezuelans start new careers in new countries. The ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 June, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: development assistance, venezuela
The United States Condemns Maduro’s Latest Step to Rig the Next Venezuelan Election (June 15) Free elections are the path out of Venezuela’s deep political crisis. Unfortunately, on June 12, the Maduro regime-controlled Supreme Court continued to manipulate the Venezuelan Constitution by illegally naming a new, regime-aligned National Electoral Council (CNE). Venezuelans deserve an ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
In Defense of Democracy in Venezuela (May 29) The United States reaffirms our commitment to Venezuela’s legitimate National Assembly and the 100 deputies across all party lines under interim President Guaido’s leadership, who daily face threats and intimidation by the illegitimate former Maduro regime. We strongly condemn the illegitimate former Maduro regime’s most recent ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 May, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: Human Rights, Office of the Spokesperson, Prisoners, The Secretary of State, venezuela
U.S. Participates in the International Donors Conference in Solidarity with the Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants (May 22) Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Carol Thompson O’Connell will lead the U.S. delegation to the May 26 International Donors Conference in Solidarity with the Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 May, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: Office of the Spokesperson, Refugees, U.S. Agency for International Development, venezuela
The United States Designates Company Providing Services for Iranian Airline Mahan Air’s Operations in China (May 19) The People’s Republic of China is one of the rapidly dwindling number of countries that welcomes Mahan Air, which ferries weapons and terrorists around the world for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Such cooperation has consequences. Today, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Iran, Sanctions, venezuela
How to prevent another failure of democracy in Venezuela (May 18) It’s been two years since the illegitimate election of Nicolás Maduro, during which time Venezuela has plunged into even greater turmoil and suffering. Within five days of the May 20, 2018, election, 46 countries declared the results illegitimate, according to the
Electoral Integrity Project . The ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 May, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, elections, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
Countries Certified as Not Cooperating Fully With U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts (May 13) Yesterday, the Department of State notified Congress that Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Cuba were certified under Section 40A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act as “not cooperating fully” with U.S. counterterrorism efforts in 2019. This is the first year that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 13 May, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, News, News from Washington | Tags: Arms Control, Bureau of Counterterrorism, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Counterterrorism, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Office of the Spokesperson, Syria, venezuela
Iranian regime profits from Maduro’s stolen gold (May 11) Mahan Air, Iran’s largest commercial airline, has been flying to Venezuela and leaving with tons of gold bars that the Maduro regime has stolen from the Venezuelan people, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said. “These flights must stop, and countries should do their part to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 May, 2020 | Topics: News, News from Washington | Tags: corruption, Iran Sanctions, Terrorism, venezuela
Amid COVID-19, reporters still face persecution in China, Iran, and Venezuela (May 8) Countries that were ranked low in the latest
World Press Freedom Index were also among the most likely to suppress reporting about COVID-19. The index is compiled annually by Reporters Without Borders, an international nongovernmental organization that monitors media freedom around the world. It was ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News | Tags: China, Coronavirus, Iran, press freedom, venezuela
Restoring free and fair elections in Venezuela (April 2) The United States released a framework that builds upon the proposals put forward by the interim government of Venezuela for a path to free and fair presidential elections in that country. “This framework can provide a path that ends the suffering and opens the path ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: COVID-19, Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
Protecting Venezuela’s Assets for Benefit of Venezuelan People (January 29) Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC January 29, 2019 On January 25, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo certified the authority of Venezuela’s interim President Juan Guaido to receive and control certain property in accounts of the Government of Venezuela or Central Bank of Venezuela held ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 29 January, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: venezuela
Sanctions Against PDVSA and Venezuela Oil Sector (January 28) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC January 28, 2019 Today, the United States has taken necessary actions to prevent the illegitimate former Maduro regime from further plundering Venezuela’s assets and natural resources. The United States has determined that persons operating in Venezuela’s oil sector ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: Economic Issues, News, News from Washington | Tags: PDVSA, venezuela
Remarks at a United Nations Security Council Meeting on Venezuela (January 26) Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State United Nations New York City January 26, 2019 Good morning. On behalf of President Trump and the American people I first want to thank Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas of the Dominican Republic, the current president of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 January, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Secretary Pompeo, venezuela
