CARACAS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's Vice Foreign Minister for Europe and North America Oliver Blanco announced Saturday that the Venezuelan government has reclaimed its embassy in the United States.

In a post on X, Blanco wrote that he, along with Venezuela's head of mission to the United States Felix Plasencia, had reclaimed the Venezuelan embassy, which will be rehabilitated to serve all Venezuelans.

Venezuela severed diplomatic relations with the United States in January 2019 due to the latter's continued interference in Venezuela's internal affairs. All diplomatic personnel from the U.S. embassy in Venezuela withdrew in March 2019.

In August 2019, the U.S. State Department opened the Venezuela Affairs Unit in the Colombian capital of Bogota to maintain diplomatic functions.

On Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. military forces launched a large-scale operation against Venezuela, forcibly seizing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife before transporting them to New York.

On Jan. 31, 2026, a U.S. diplomatic mission arrived in Caracas, resuming diplomatic contacts between the two countries. ■