Overview
- Marine Gen. Francis Donovan met acting president Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas during an hourslong, unannounced visit.
- Rodríguez’s office said the talks included Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello.
- Both sides said they would develop a bilateral agenda to counter illicit drug trafficking, terrorism, and migration.
- U.S. Southern Command said discussions covered national and hemispheric security plus steps to implement President Donald Trump’s phased plan.
- The trip, made with U.S. envoy Laura Dogu and Pentagon official Joseph Humire, was the first U.S. military delegation since Nicolás Maduro’s capture.