Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez meets with US top diplomat in Caracas

Washington's new top diplomat in Venezuela said that in a meeting Monday with the country's interim president, she addressed the issue of a transition after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

Chief of mission Laura Dogu said on X that she talked with Delcy Rodriguez about US plans for "stabilization, economic recovery, reconciliation and transition." In addition to meeting with Dogu, Rodriguez made several key appointments to her presidential cabinet, including tapping former foreign minister Felix Plasencia to lead Venezuela's diplomatic mission in the United States.