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Venezuela: Policy Recommendations for a New Administration

Date & Time

Wednesday
Nov. 20, 2024
10:00am – 11:00am ET

Location

6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center
and Online

Overview

In July, 2024, opposition candidate Edmundo González overwhelmingly won Venezuela's presidential election. But as the January 10, 2024 so-called "inauguration" approaches, there is little hope for a democratic political transition that respects the election results. After refusing to accept defeat, the authoritarian government cracked down on dissent. Today, González is living in exile in Spain and Venezuela is holding 1,600 political prisoners.

The United States acknowledged González's victory and imposed sanctions and travel restrictions on allies of dictator Nicolás Maduro. Major regional actors, including Brazil and Colombia, refused to accept the official results. What other actions should the United States and its partners consider in advance of January 10? Assuming Maduro clings to power, as expected, how should the next US administration approach Venezuela in light of the electoral fraud and worsening human rights conditions?

To learn more, watch for a dialogue on policy options for Venezuela. 

Keynote Speaker

Headshot of María Corina Machado

María Corina Machado

Venezuelan opposition leader

Moderator

Headshot of María Molina

María Molina

Washington correspondent, LA FM of RCN Radio in Colombia; Political reporter, Univision News Network

Hosted By

Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more

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