US EditionWho Is Venezuela’s Interim President?
Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime chavista, assumed Venezuela's presidency after Nicolás Maduro's capture and is seen by the U.S. as a potential negotiating partner, officials said.
- On Jan. 3, Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez assumed Venezuela's presidency after U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro; the 56-year-old was newly sworn in and her profile updated on Jan. 4, 2026.
- Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez rose from university law professor to communications minister, foreign minister and vice president, with her father Jorge Rodríguez dying in custody during Carlos Andrés Pérez's democratic government.
- U.S. records show Rodríguez has been on the Treasury sanctions list for at least a decade, but unlike Nicolás Maduro, she does not face U.S. drug-trafficking charges.
- On Jan. 4, Marco Rubio said he expects greater compliance and cooperation, while President Donald Trump warned Delcy Rodríguez she faces severe consequences if she 'doesn't do what's right'.
- By declaring policy continuity, Delcy Rodríguez positioned her government in direct confrontation with United States actions, insisting Nicolás Maduro remains Venezuela's legitimate leader and denouncing the U.S. strike as a kidnapping.
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Delcy Rodríguez is the most powerful figure in Chavismo after being sworn in as president in charge of Venezuela.
Delcy Rodríguez has gone from vice president to president and must immediately face the threat posed by America.
The former Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, was invested this afternoon to become the president in charge of the Caribbean country, after this weekend, the United States captured the leader of the regime, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.Who also served as Minister of Hydrocarbons of Venezuela, swore before the President of the National Assembly -and also his brother- Jorge Rodríguez, thus concretely taking office as head …
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