Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations

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R44841

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35

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Dec 6, 2022

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Sep 9, 2025, 11:23 am UTC

Authors: Clare Ribando Seelke, Rebecca M. Nelson, Phillip Brown, Rhoda Margesson

Source topics: Latin America, Caribbean & Canada

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