US Interior Secretary Burgum meeting with Venezuela acting President Rodriguez


Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez meets with U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, with Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello sitting in the room, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

March ⁠4 (Reuters) - U.S. Interior ⁠Secretary Doug Burgum ‌was meeting with Venezuelan acting President Delcy ​Rodriguez on Wednesday ⁠afternoon, ⁠after arriving in the ⁠South American ‌country earlier ⁠in the day, in ​an ‌encounter filmed briefly by ⁠media ​outlets.

The two met with the ⁠U.S. representative in ​Venezuela, Laura Dogu,in Caracas' Miraflores presidential ⁠palace.

Burgum met earlier with executives from foreign mining ​companies, two ⁠sources said, as ​the interim ‌Venezuelangovernmentweighs changes ​to mineral regulations.

(Reporting by Reuters)

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