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SOUTHCOM Chief Makes Surprise Caracas Visit, Opens Security Cooperation Talks With Interim Government

The trip set in motion a joint plan targeting illicit trafficking, terrorism, and migration under President Trump’s phased approach.

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.