Deputy Secretary of State Responds to Venezuelan Minister: ‘History Shows How Tyrants End’

Christopher Landau testifies at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his nomination as deputy secretary of state, at the Capitol in Washington on March 4, 2025. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau responded on Aug. 18 to Venezuelan Minister of Interior and Justice Diosdado Cabello’s recent accusations against him and the U.S. chargé d'affaires in Colombia, John McNamara, regarding alleged actions against Colombia and Venezuela.

Cabello spoke on Venezuelan national television on Aug. 13 about McNamara, accusing him of “openly conspiring” against Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela. He also claimed Landau and McNamara were “the new accusers” of Venezuela.