An American flag flies once more on the US Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 14, 2026, seven years after it was lowered when Washington and Caracas lower diplomatic relations in 2019.
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The U.S. flag was raised Saturday (March 14, 2026) over its Embassy in Venezuela for the primary time since 2019, a transfer that highlighted the latest shift in relations between the 2 nations since former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by American troops in January.
The reopening of the American Embassy comes after a number of statements from U.S. President Donald Trump in assist of Maduro’s successor, performing President Delcy Rodríguez, who has tried to maintain negotiations open with the American authorities.
The flag was raised “precisely seven years after it was taken down,” the U.S. Embassy group mentioned in a press release printed on its social media channels.
The reopening drew rapid consideration from native residents.
“It’s a very good factor, actually, what a pleasure,” mentioned Caracas resident Luz Verónica López. “Different nations should come again too as a result of that’s what we’d like; progress, to maneuver ahead with good relations with the remainder of the world, accurately.”
Alessandro Di Benedetto, one other Caracas resident, famous the optimistic ambiance amongst these witnessing the second. “I discovered a number of individuals right here shocked and comfortable as a result of at this time they raised the U.S. flag on the Embassy,” he mentioned. “That is optimistic; that is one other step.”
Regardless of the initiative, massive chunks of Venezuelan society and the political institution stay critics of Trump, his determination to forcefully take away Maduro from workplace and jail him in New York along with his spouse, and rising American affect within the nation’s oil trade.
Printed – March 15, 2026 04:14 am IST