- Title: U.S. foreign policy under Trump's administration in 2019.
- Date: 18th December 2019
- Summary: U.S. President Donald Trump's new executive order on Venezuela means that U.S. sanctions can now be imposed on any business done with the Venezuelan government, White House national security adviser John Bolton told reporters on Tuesday (August 6). Bolton said the new measure would force countries and companies to choose between doing business with the United States or with Venezuela. Trump signed an executive order on Monday that freezes the assets of the Venezuelan government and bans any transactions with it, an act that could ensnare its dealings with Russia and China as well as with Western companies. LIMA, PERU (FILE - AUGUST 6, 2019) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, JOHN BOLTON, SAYING: "So basically one way to summarize this to a business, for example, is 'do you want to do business in Venezuela or do you want to do business with the United States?'. And I think for any international corporations whether they're U.S. based, European, wherever they may be, to the boards of directors and shareholders, they ought to be asking their management if it's worth risking for a trickle of income from the illegitimate Maduro government, if it's worth risking their business in the United States?" Venezuela's opposition on Tuesday (August 6) celebrated a sweeping U.S. sanctions order against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, saying the measure would protect Venezuela-owned U.S.-based refiner Citgo from seizure by creditors. CARACAS, VENEZUELA (FILE - AUGUST 6, 2019) (REUTERS) VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER, JUAN GUAIDO, ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE GUAIDO SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER, JUAN GUAIDO, SAYING: "As a result of the protection of assets, the first thing we should say is that today what we have been fighting for is guaranteed, which is saving Venezuela's overseas assets to be able to use them in Venezuela's recovery. Meaning, today there is no possibility of losing Citgo for example. That's the first thing we have to say to the Venezuelan people. The second is that these (sanctions) aren't against Venezuela, they are against a regime and against those that do business at the expense of Venezuelans' hunger."
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- Keywords: Donald Trump Juan Guaido Kim Jong Un Korea Maduro North Korea Trump US President Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
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- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
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- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: FOREIGN POLICY 2019 CONTINUES IN EDITS:
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THIS EDIT CONTAINS HIGHLIGHTS OF TRUMP'S FOREIGN POLICY ON NORTH KOREA AND VENEZUELA IN 2019
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