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April 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | A Discussion with Venezuela鈥檚 Interim President Juan Guaid贸

Virtual Event | A Discussion with Venezuela鈥檚 Interim President Juan Guaid贸

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April 23, 2021
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April 2021
Past Event
Speakers:
Interim President Juan Guaid贸

Interim President of Venezuela

Commissioner Carlos Paparoni

Deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela for the State of M茅rida & Presidential Commissioner Against Terrorism and Organized Crime

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Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

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Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Please be advised: This event will have Spanish and English subtitles and will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, April 23. Register for the event "here":.

Join 华体会 for a conversation on crime and corruption in Venezuela with Interim President Juan Guaid贸 and Commissioner Carlos Paparoni. The discussion will be moderated by Adjunct Fellow Marshall Billingslea and Research Fellow Nate Sibley.

Once the wealthiest country in Latin America, Venezuela has been crippled by political turmoil and socioeconomic instability under the predatory regimes of Hugo Ch谩vez and Nicol谩s Maduro. Violence, hyperinflation and food shortages have created a major humanitarian crisis, forcing more than 5 million Venezuelans to flee to Colombia and other neighboring countries.

The Maduro regime sustained its grip on power by siphoning public funds and plundering businesses, including billions of dollars from the PDVSA state oil company. Having exhausted these revenue streams, it increasingly collaborates with drug trafficking and organized crime groups, and is engaged in an rapacious ecocide as it strip mines gold and other precious metals without regard for the environment or indigenous peoples. It has also cultivated financial links with Hezbollah and Iran while courting support from other authoritarian regimes including China, Russia and Cuba.

The Trump administration worked with President Guaid贸 and his team to put significant pressure on Maduro鈥檚 criminal enterprise through sanctions and law enforcement initiatives. Please join 华体会 for a timely discussion on how the U.S. can continue to support democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela.

TRADUCIDO AL ESPA脩OL:

Por favor tome nota: Este evento contar谩 con subt铆tulos en espa帽ol y en ingl茅s y estar谩 disponible en esta p谩gina a partir de las 12:00 p.m. EDT, el viernes, 23 de abril. Inscr铆base al evento "aqu铆": o por medio del bot贸n de inscripci贸n (Register).

El Instituto Hudson los invita a participar en una conversaci贸n sobre delincuencia y corrupci贸n en Venezuela con el Presidente Interino Juan Guaid贸 y el Comisionado Carlos Paparoni. La conversaci贸n ser谩 moderada por el Asesor Adjunto Marshall Billingslea y el Asesor de Investigaci贸n Nate Sibley.

Venezuela, que en alg煤n momento fue el pa铆s m谩s rico de Latinoam茅rica, se ha visto paralizada por los trastornos pol铆ticos y la inestabilidad socioecon贸mica bajo los reg铆menes depredadores de Hugo Ch谩vez y Nicol谩s Maduro. La violencia, la hiperinflaci贸n y la escasez de alimentos han creado una grave crisis humanitaria, obligando a m谩s de 5 millones de venezolanos a huir a Colombia y a otros pa铆ses vecinos.

El r茅gimen de Maduro ha logrado aferrarse al poder por medio del desv铆o de fondos p煤blicos y el saqueo de las empresas, incluidos los miles de millones de d贸lares saqueados de la petrolera estatal PDVSA. Al agotar estas fuentes de ingresos, se ha volcado a colaborar cada vez m谩s con organizaciones dedicadas al narcotr谩fico y a la delincuencia organizada y est谩 cometiendo un ecocidio rapaz, minando a cielo abierto el oro y otros metales preciosos sin preocupaci贸n por el medio ambiente o los pueblos ind铆genas. Tambi茅n ha cultivado v铆nculos financieros con Hezbollah e Ir谩n, a la vez que busca el apoyo de otros reg铆menes autoritarios, tales como China, Rusia y Cuba.

El gobierno del ex-presidente Trump trabaj贸 con el presidente Guaid贸 y su equipo para ejercer presi贸n significativa sobre la organizaci贸n delictiva de Maduro a trav茅s de sanciones e iniciativas de aplicaci贸n de la ley. Participe con el Instituto Hudson en una conversaci贸n muy oportuna sobre c贸mo Estados Unidos puede continuar apoyando la democracia y el estado de derecho en Venezuela.

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