The American flag was hoisted this Saturday at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas—the first time this has occurred since March 14, 2019—marking a new gesture of rapprochement between Venezuela and the United States.
“On the morning of March 14, 2019, the American flag was lowered for the last time at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas. This morning, March 14, 2026—at the very same time—my team and I hoisted the flag of the United States, exactly seven years after it had been taken down,” explained Laura F. Dogu, the head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Venezuela, in a message posted on social media.
Dogu emphasized that “a new era has begun for relations between the United States and Venezuela.” “We stand with Venezuela,” she affirmed.
In recent hours, the U.S. government has issued several licenses lifting restrictions on American companies regarding the extraction and trade of Venezuelan oil, as well as investment in and the supply of materials necessary for Venezuela’s oil sector. This serves as yet another indication of the shift in the trajectory of bilateral relations between the two nations, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year during a U.S. military incursion in Caracas.
Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, reiterated her call this Friday for the lifting of international sanctions currently imposed on Venezuela, in order to facilitate the normalization of energy resource exchanges.
