STORY: Venezuelan official Delcy Rodriguez welcomed the return of the U.S. flag at the U.S. embassy in Venezuela on Saturday (March 14), adding that Venezuela would soon fly its own in the U.S.

Delcy spoke at a public event in the Falcon state, after the U.S. embassy announced early in the morning that the national flag had been raised again after seven years.

"A new era has begun for relations between the United States and Venezuela. We stand with Venezuela," an embassy statement posted on X signed by U.S. charge d'affaires to Venezuela, Laura Dogu, read.

In January 2019, then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro cut diplomatic and political ties with the United States shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump formally recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela.

In March, the State Department informed the two countries had agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular ‌relations, aiming to foster a peaceful transition to elect a new government in the South American country.

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SHOWS: FALCON, VENEZUELA (MARCH 14, 2026) (VTV – Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF ATTENDEES AT EVENT

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN ACTING PRESIDENT, DELCY RODRIGUEZ, SAYING (SOUNDBITE RUNS OVER SHOTS OF RODRIGUEZ):

“Today I greeted and congratulated the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela, Laura Dogu, because today, after seven years, they raised the U.S. flag in Venezuela. And I said, and she said: soon, we will be rising the Venezuelan tricolor flag in the U.S. in our embassy but this flag will represent the truth of Venezuela, the truth of our people.”

3. EVENT IN PROGRESS