US removes head of Venezuela's National Assembly from sanctions list
US President Donald Trump's administration has lifted sanctions on Jorge Rodriguez, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly and brother of the country's acting president, a notice posted on the US Treasury Department's website showed on Wednesday.
- Americas
- Anadolu Agency & Reuters
- Published Date: 11:26 PM 14 October 2026
- Updated Date: 11:43 PM 14 October 2026
The US has lifted existing sanctions on Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly and brother of the country's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which operates under the US Treasury Department, on Wednesday announced the designation removal in an update to its Venezuela-related sanctions list.
Rodriguez, a Venezuelan national born in 1965, is the brother of Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez.
OFAC lifted the sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez this April.
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