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Venezuela Orders U.S. to Slash Embassy Staff by 80%

HeadlineMar 03, 2015

Venezuela has ordered the Obama administration to reduce staff at its embassy in Caracas by 80 percent amidst the worst diplomatic spat since President Nicolás Maduro’s election in 2013. Maduro has accused right-wing opponents of fomenting a coup with U.S. support. His government has given the United States 15 days to cut embassy staff from 100 to 17.

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