U.S. diplomat Thomas Shannon (C) talks with Lee McClenny (R), Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, upon his arrival at Simon Bolivar Airport in Caracas, Venezuela June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello
CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government sent veteran diplomat Tom Shannon to Venezuela on Tuesday to meet senior opposition and government figures amid a brutal economic crisis and political impasse in the South American OPEC nation.
Socialist-run Venezuela has for years had tumultuous relations with Washington, and a similar rapprochement led by Shannon stalled last year over the jailing of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.
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