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Americans should consider fleeing Venezuela as new sanctions loom, State Department says
Source: U.S. Department of State
Travel Advisory March 12, 2019: Venezuela - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Do not travel to Venezuela due to crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, and arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.
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Do not travel to Venezuela due to crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, and arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.
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Read more: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Venezuela.html
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Source: USA Today
Americans should consider fleeing Venezuela as new sanctions loom, State Department says
Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Published 5:09 p.m. ET March 12, 2019 | Updated 7:23 p.m. ET March 12, 2019
WASHINGTON – Americans in Venezuela should “strongly consider” leaving the country, the State Department said Tuesday, and agency officials are trying to facilitate travel arrangements for U.S. citizens who want to flee the increasingly dangerous and unstable situation in Caracas.
“We’re pursuing all possible options to secure travel options for U.S. citizens,” Robert Palladino, the State Department’s deputy spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday.
Palladino made the statement just hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the U.S. would withdraw all of its remaining U.S. embassy staff from Venezuela by the end of this week. Pompeo said the conditions in Caracas have become dire and threatened the safety of American diplomats. The country has suffered massive power outages since Friday, exacerbating an already dire economic crisis and rampant food shortages.
“This decision reflects the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, as well as the conclusion that the presence of U.S. diplomatic staff at the embassy has become a constraint on U.S. policy,” Pompeo said in a statement near midnight Tuesday.
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Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Published 5:09 p.m. ET March 12, 2019 | Updated 7:23 p.m. ET March 12, 2019
WASHINGTON – Americans in Venezuela should “strongly consider” leaving the country, the State Department said Tuesday, and agency officials are trying to facilitate travel arrangements for U.S. citizens who want to flee the increasingly dangerous and unstable situation in Caracas.
“We’re pursuing all possible options to secure travel options for U.S. citizens,” Robert Palladino, the State Department’s deputy spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday.
Palladino made the statement just hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the U.S. would withdraw all of its remaining U.S. embassy staff from Venezuela by the end of this week. Pompeo said the conditions in Caracas have become dire and threatened the safety of American diplomats. The country has suffered massive power outages since Friday, exacerbating an already dire economic crisis and rampant food shortages.
“This decision reflects the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, as well as the conclusion that the presence of U.S. diplomatic staff at the embassy has become a constraint on U.S. policy,” Pompeo said in a statement near midnight Tuesday.
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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/12/state-department-americans-should-strongly-consider-leaving-venezuela/3130535002/