U.S. and Venezuela Restore Diplomatic Relations in New Major Breakthrough – RedState

This could constitute a major breakthrough in the fate of a certain South American nation: the United States and Venezuela have reportedly agreed to resume diplomatic and consular relations. The first indication came from News Nation White House correspondent Kellie Meyer in the form of a rather terse article about X.

The interim authorities of the United States and Venezuela agree to restore diplomatic and consular relations.

– Kellie Meyer (@KellieMeyerNews) March 5, 2026

This was followed by an article from US News & World Report, which contained (a few) additional details.

The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to restore diplomatic and consular relations, the US State Department said in a statement on Thursday, adding that it was focused on creating the conditions necessary for a peaceful transition to a democratically elected government.

There’s a key point there that, for some reason, is sort of hidden at the end of a paragraph: “…a peaceful transition to a democratically elected government.” This is something Venezuela has not experienced for some time, not since the first Marxist thug, Hugo Chavez, took power. Note that this is the only indication to date of elections in Venezuela; there is no timetable or planned date for these elections. Venezuela’s constitution provides for new elections within 30 days if a president is absent during the first four years of his term, but there is now a sworn-in “interim” president, Delcy Rodríguez, who was vice president to ousted Nicolas Maduro. So this trigger is not triggered.

The priority now seems to be stabilization.

“This step will facilitate our joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery, and advance political reconciliation in Venezuela,” the State Department said.

“Our commitment aims to help the Venezuelan people move forward in a step-by-step process that creates the conditions for a peaceful transition to a democratically elected government.”

After months of heightened tensions, the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January, setting off a chain of changes in the country, including the inauguration of interim President Delcy Rodriguez.

The two countries have since gradually resumed their bilateral relations.

These bilateral relations now include formal diplomacy and, we might presume, the eventual reopening of an embassy.

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If we can hope for quick elections, which would constitute the pinnacle of stabilization, it is nevertheless not nothing. It’s still unsettling to have Delcy Rodriguez, a creature of Maduro, in the role of president, acting or not. There are undoubtedly still a good proportion of Maduro lackeys in the various offices who would like to see her installed more permanently – or perhaps someone like her, or worse – so that they can return to the way things were.

But this resumption of diplomatic relations could also send the not-so-subtle message that the United States is closely monitoring what Venezuela and this interim government are doing.

We also noted recently that María Corina Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and herself a former presidential candidate, was considering returning to Venezuela after her self-imposed exile. This places another key gaze on events, and with those eyes comes a stubborn determination to turn Venezuela around.

This might just work.

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