POTUS45 Sends Top U.S. Representative to Venezuela

Todd D. Robinson will serve as Chargé d’Affaires in Venezuela. He will be the highest-ranking official in the embassy in the absence of an Ambassador. And, because he previously served as Ambassador to Guatemala for three years, Robinson will have the rank of Ambassador in the South American country. The New Jersey native and 1985 Georgetown graduate was a professional journalist before joining the Foreign Service. He has done stints in Colombia, Bolivia, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic. He speaks Spanish, Italian, and Albanian. Robinson’s appointment comes at a crucial time for U.S.-Venezuela relations; Donald Trump targeted Venezuelan leadership in his most recent travel ban. Venezuela and the U.S. haven't exchanged ambassadors since 2010. More here.