U.S. and Venezuela Agree to Restore Relations

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U.S. and Venezuela Agree to Restore Relations

The State Department announced on Thursday that it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Venezuela. It came as a U.S. delegation negotiated for access to Venezuela’s mining industry.

: “We have over two dozen American companies with us, some of the biggest, strongest, best mining and minerals companies in the world. They represent billions of dollars of investment and thousands and thousands of new high-paying jobs.”

The State Department announced on Thursday that it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Venezuela. It came as a U.S. delegation negotiated for access to Venezuela’s mining industry.

March 6, 2026

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