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Venezuelan Interim President Urges U.S. Diplomacy and Oil Investment

1/18/2026

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Delcy Rodríguez, the Venezuelan interim president, used her first state of the union address to call for improved diplomatic relations with the United States and for foreign investment in the oil sector.
She condemned the U.S. military's capture of former President Nicolás Maduro as a "stain on our relations."
Rodríguez urged reforms to attract foreign oil companies, with proceeds supporting health services and infrastructure.

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Delcy Rodríguez, the Venezuelan interim president, used her first state of the union address to call for improved diplomatic relations with the United States and for foreign investment in the oil sector.
She condemned the U.S. military's capture of former President Nicolás Maduro as a "stain on our relations."
Rodríguez urged reforms to attract foreign oil companies, with proceeds supporting health services and infrastructure.