Key facts
- Delcy Rodriguez appointed Felix Plasencia to a new role focusing on foreign relations and international trade.
- Plasencia previously served as Venezuela's envoy to the U.S. and as foreign minister under Nicolas Maduro.
- Yvan Gil will now serve as science and technology minister.
- Rodriguez met with Washington's charge d'affaires, Laura Dogu, to discuss the country's transition.
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, has appointed the nation's envoy to the U.S., Felix Plasencia, to a new role focused on foreign relations and international trade. Plasencia, a longtime ally of Rodriguez, had been serving as her representative in Washington since February and previously held the position of foreign minister under Nicolas Maduro.