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NYT: CIA Director Met with Venezuelan Interim President

Published January 16, 2026, 15:13
NYT: CIA Director Met with Venezuelan Interim President

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas to discuss cooperation between the two countries. The visit, the highest-level American one since the capture of Nicolás Maduro, focused on building trust and addressing drug trafficking. The two sides discussed intelligence cooperation, economic stability, and the need to prevent Venezuela from being a safe haven for criminals and drug traffickers. The meeting comes after opposition leader María Corina Machado visited the White House.