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Jan 20, 2021
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) The Trump administration issued a parting shot at Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday, announcing a sweeping round of stiff financial sanctions that target a network accused of moving oil on behalf of the president’s alleged frontman.
In a sign of future U.S. policy toward Venezuela, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be secretary of state, Antony Blinken, during his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing in Washington showed support for the decision to recognize opposition politician and Maduro rival Juan Guaidó.
Blinken also expressed frustration about the results of current U.S. policy, which hasn’t led to free and fair elections in Venezuela. He said there is room for better coordination with allied nations to restore democracy to the crisis-stricken South American nation.
World is watching as Biden assumes office, Trump era ends
Adam Taylor, The Washington Post
Jan. 20, 2021
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President Joe Biden takes the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20 in Washington.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys
As President Joe Biden took his oath of office Wednesday, brining the Trump era to a close after the most tumultuous presidential transition in living memory, world leaders and top officials, along with ordinary people across the globe, looked on with rapt attention, and in many cases cautious optimism.