A career diplomat with postings under the Obama and Biden administrations, she represents a branch of government President Trump has cut back and long vilified. “There are not very many cases in this administration where they have relied on a career diplomat,” says Elliott Abrams, who served as Trump’s special representative for Venezuela in 2019. Dogu, 62, arrived in Venezuela on Saturday to reopen the U.S. Embassy. In 2019, she linked the unrest in Nicaragua to the Cold War, citing an “unfortunate negative synergy” among Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela. However, that relationship soured after Dogu publicly supported opposition groups during the political crisis.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 04, 2026 18:32 UTC