Energy Secretary Chris Wright attends a cabinet meeting at the White House on January 29. Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg/Getty Images/FileUS Energy Secretary Chris Wright is in Venezuela, making him the highest-ranking US official to visit the socialist country in almost three decades. The account of the US embassy in Venezuela said in a post on X that his visit is “key to advance the vision” of President Donald Trump in the South American country. CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Rodríguez on January 15, less than two weeks after Maduro’s capture. Read our coverage of Wright’s visit to Venezuela in Spanish.

Source: CNN February 11, 2026 19:18 UTC