Overview
- The State Department and Venezuela's transitional government said formal ties will be restored, reopening direct diplomatic channels.
- Caracas described the step as a new phase of "constructive dialogue" grounded in respect and sovereign equality.
- The United States closed its embassy in 2019 after Nicolás Maduro severed ties, a rupture that set the stage for today's reset.
- Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez has permitted U.S. sales of Venezuelan oil, eased foreign investment, and released political prisoners as Washington loosened oil sanctions.
- Maduro was seized by U.S. forces earlier this year and remains in New York awaiting trial on alleged international drug‑trafficking charges.