Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Updated - Reports Regarding Expulsion of U.S. Officials in Venezuela. -Press Statement, Jen Psaki, Department Spokesperson

Washington, DC. -"The Venezuelan Government has notified us on the afternoon of February 17 that they have declared three of our consular officers personae non gratae. They were given 48 hours to leave the country. In accordance with Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Article 23 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the United States is considering what actions to take.

We have seen many times that the Venezuelan Government tries to distract from its own actions by blaming the United States or other members of the international community for events inside Venezuela. These efforts reflect a lack of seriousness on the part of the Venezuelan Government to deal with the grave situation it faces.


The allegations against our diplomats by the Venezuelan government are baseless and false. Our Consular Officers were conducting normal outreach activities at universities on student visas, which is something we do around the world as a way to improve the accessibility and transparency of the visa process.

Venezuela’s political future is for the Venezuelan people to decide. We urge Venezuela's government to work to address its people’s grievances forthrightly through real, meaningful dialogue. The United States values its strong historic and cultural ties with the Venezuelan people, and remains committed to our relationship with them. With the OAS and our regional partners, we are working to urge calm and encourage a genuine dialogue among all Venezuelans. There is no room for violence by either side."
 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/02/221760.htm
18/2/14
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  1. EE.UU. considerará "acciones" tras expulsión de sus diplomáticos en Venezuela...

    El Gobierno de los Estados Unidos anunció este martes que está considerando tomar acciones contra Venezuela ante la expulsión de tres de sus funcionarios diplomáticos por su supuesta participación en reuniones conspirativas contra el Gobierno venezolano.

    La información fue aportada por la portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Jen Psaki, quien detalló que Estados Unidos está considerando qué acciones tomar en acuerdo con la Convención de Viena.

    La medida de expulsión de los funcionarios consulares, es calificada como distracción frente a la situación del país, que ha generado protestas en la nación suramericana.

    "Hemos visto muchas veces que el gobierno venezolano intenta distraer de sus propias acciones culpando a Estados Unidos u otros miembros de la comunidad internacional por eventos en Venezuela", dijo Psaki.

    Señaló además que estos esfuerzos reflejan una falta de seriedad de parte del gobierno de Venezuela para encargarse de la grave situación que enfrenta.

    Con relación a las actividades que desempeñaban los funcionarios estadounidenses, Washington (capital de EE.UU.) informó que ocupaban cargos de segundos secretarios de la embajada estadounidense y dos de ellos fungían como vicecónsules. Entre sus funciones se encontraba la entrega de visas estudiantiles.

    El pasado domingo el presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro anunció la expulsión de tres funcionarios consulares. "¡Qué se vayan a conspirar a Washington!", había dicho el mandatario.

    Según Psaki, el Gobierno estadounidense fue informado oficialmente el lunes de la medida contra los diplomáticos, a quienes se les dio 48 horas para abandonar el país.

    De acuerdo a declaraciones del canciller venezolano, Elías Jaua, la expulsión de los diplomáticos se llevó a cabo por su participación en la organización y promoción de estos grupos que intentan generar la violencia en Venezuela.
    http://www.telesurtv.net/articulos/2014/02/18/ee.uu.-considerara-acciones-tras-expulsion-de-sus-diplomaticos-en-venezuela-4818.html
    18/2/14

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  2. Venezuela Detains US Citizen Suspected of Inciting Anti-Government Protests...

    An armed 32-year-old Florida citizen suspected of organizing protests against Nicolas Maduro's government was detained Tuesday by Venezuelan authorities on the border of Táchira, Venezuela’s Telesur Channel reported.

    Táchira’s Governor José Vielma Mora in a press release Tuesday revealed the name of the arrested man and said that he had been living in the capital of Táchira, San Cristóbal, for two months. The suspect entered the country legally on his real passport, Mora specified.

    Venezuela’s law enforcement officials suspect the detained of links with those inciting violence in the country aiming to topple the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

    During the arrest the authorities confiscated several rifles, including one with a telescopic sight, and two handguns. The Governor said that one of the guns was linked to the shooting of a local man....................http://en.ria.ru/world/20140423/189322822/Venezuela-Detains-US-Citizen-Suspected-of-Inciting.html
    23/4/14

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