Durante la transmisión detalló que trabaja para retomar negociaciones con el gobierno de Maduro de la mano de la Plataforma Unitaria. De igual forma, mostró inconformidad y condenó las acusaciones de Nicolás Maduro en cuanto a las sanciones impuestas al país. “Estados Unidos es el principal exportador de comida a Venezuela. ¿Qué bloqueo?, no existe” Texto Completo-> El Político

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The United States supports the initiative for dialogue between the Maduro regime and the Venezuelan opposition promoted by Norway said the United States ambassador to Venezuela, James Story, in an interview with the Voice of America. “It is no secret that the Norwegians have made several attempts. Before they were in Oslo and also in Barbados. Lately they have been several times to Venezuela. And both sides are telling you what they want, ”Story said. By OnVenezuela

Washington has its first ambassador to Venezuela in a decade despite the US having no diplomats at its Caracas embassy amid a breakdown in relations. James Story’s nomination as ambassador to Venezuela was confirmed Wednesday by a US Senate voice vote. The South Carolina native takes the job that he will carry out from the capital of neighboring Colombia as Venezuela endures a historic economic and political crisis. By Scott Smith. Full Text -> TheBostonGlobe

New sanctions should be imposed on “bad actors” that do business with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government, Washington’s future envoy to Caracas said Thursday, singling out countries such as Russia, China, Cuba and Iran. “Certainly by the actions we have taken, we’ve increased cost for bad actors, malign actors in Venezuela. We have to continue to consider other ways to do that,” James Story told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his nomination hearing. Full Text->MacauBusiness