US Envoy Arrives in Venezuela to Resume Diplomatic Mission After 7-Year Interruption

The U.S. envoy’s visit comes nearly a month after Trump ordered a military operation to capture wanted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

The U.S. embassy in Caracas on Jan. 9, 2026. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images

A U.S. envoy landed in Venezuela on Jan. 31 to resume diplomatic engagement in the country after a seven-year pause.

In social media posts on Saturday, the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela shared photos from Laura F. Dogu—the chargé d’affaires to the Venezuela Affairs Unit—disembarking a plane and walking across a tarmac.