Pompeo on US Embassy Venezuela: US to “take all appropriate measures to...
Posted: 4:11 pm PST Secretary Pompeo appeared today at the State Department Press Briefing Room to announced the appointment of Elliott Abrams as the “it” guy for Venezuela. We will blog about that...
View Article@SecPompeo Appoints Elliott Abrams, Iran-Contra Figure to “Help” Restore...
Posted: 3:35 am EST On January 25, Secretary Pompeo announced that he was “incredibly excited” that Elliot Abrams “a seasoned, principled, and tough-minded foreign policy veteran is joining our State...
View ArticleMaduro Suspends Expulsion of U.S. Diplomats, Cites Talks on Interest...
Posted: 3:58 am PST The U.S. diplomats in Venezuela were given 72 hours to leave the country by the Maduro Government following President Trump’s recognition of Juan Guaido, as the Interim...
View ArticleU.S. Sanctions Venezuela’s State-Owned Oil Company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.
Posted: 3:35 am EST On January 28, the United States sanctioned Venezuela’s state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (@PdVSA). During the WH briefing on Venezuela, NSA John Bolton told...
View ArticleVenezuela Special Envoy Elliot Abrams Gets a Protest, and a Grilling in Congress
Posted: 2:45 am EST After thirty or so years, Elliot Abrams is back at the State Department. This time as the Trump Administration’s Special Envoy for Venezuela (see @SecPompeo Appoints Elliott...
View Article@SecPompeo Announces Withdrawal of All US Personnel From Venezuela, Also Who...
In a most worrisome development, Secretary Pompeo announced the withdrawal of all remaining personnel from US Embassy Caracas in Venezuela. The announcement cites the “deteriorating situation” and...
View ArticlePompeo Announces Departure of All Remaining U.S. Embassy Caracas Diplomats...
On March 14, Secretary Pompeo announced the “temporary” departure of all remaining US Embassy Caracas diplomats from Venezuela. He also said that “We look forward to resuming our presence once the...
View ArticleVenezuela Affairs Unit (VAU) With CDA James Story Opens at US Embassy Bogota
The State Department recently announced the opening of its Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU) under the leadership of Charge d’Affaires James Story at the US Embassy in Bogota, Colombia: The VAU is the...
View Article“Strikeforce Incursion” Announced Via Tweet Blows Up in Venezuela, Two U.S....
Trump & Esper, yesterday: the US had “nothing to do” with the Silvercorp contractor clowncar coup in Venezuela. Pompeo, today: the US had no “direct” involvement and seems to know where the money...
View ArticleMaximum Pressure Season 3 Gets a Dual-Hatted Special Rep Elliot Abrams For...
Pompeo’s remarks on the departure of Brian Hooks says that “he has achieved historic results countering the Iranian regime.” Historic results does not mean successful, does it? Why else would they...
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