US Weighs Venezuela’s Order to Cut US Embassy Staff

The State Department said Tuesday it will respond through "diplomatic channels" to Venezuela's demand that it cut the number of staffers at the U.S. embassy in Caracas. As ties between the U.S. and Venezuela worsen, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf called Caracas' charge that the United States is trying to undermine the government "baseless." Venezuela has given Washington two weeks to reduce embassy staff from 100 to 17, the number of diplomats...

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