US interior secretary meets with Venezuela's Rodriguez in Caracas

Record ID: 2361241

  • Title: US interior secretary meets with Venezuela's Rodriguez in Caracas
  • Date: 4th March 2026
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  • Keywords: Delcy Rodriguez Doug Burgum USA United States Venezuela energy oil
  • Location: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
  • City: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001097704032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was meeting with Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Wednesday (March 4) afternoon, after arriving in the South American country earlier in the day, in an encounter filmed briefly by media outlets.
    The two met with the U.S. representative in Venezuela, Laura Dogu, in Caracas' Miraflores presidential palace.
    Burgum met earlier with executives from foreign mining companies, two sources said, as the interim Venezuelan government weighs changes to mineral regulations.
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