US Flag Raised Over Embassy in Venezuela for First Time in 7 Years

The United States lowered its flag as it pulled diplomatic personnel out of Venezuela in March 2019.

The U.S. flag flutters at the U.S. embassy in Caracas on March 14, 2026, ten days after the restoration of diplomatic relations following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. military raid. Maryorin Mendez/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. flag flew over the U.S. Embassy in the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas for the first time in exactly seven years.

“On the morning of March 14, 2019, the American flag was lowered for the last time at the United States Embassy in Caracas,” Laura F. Dogu, the U.S. chargé d'affaires to Venezuela, said in a statement the embassy shared on X on Saturday.