US Opens Door to Possible Reopening of Embassy in Caracas

The US embassy in Caracas in 2018.

Photographer: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images

The Trump administration is taking early steps that would allow for the reopening of the American embassy in Venezuela as the US looks to influence policy under new acting President Delcy Rodríguez.

The current work is preliminary, deliberations about reopening are at an early stage, and no decision has yet been made, said people familiar with the planning, who asked not to be identified without permission to speak publicly.