Venezuela: Issues for Congress

Sullivan, Mark P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Foreign policy;    Congress and foreign policy;    Foreign relations -- Venezuela -- U.S.;    Foreign relations -- U.S. -- Venezuela;   

RP-ID  :  R40938
RP-ID  :  R40938_2012Aug30

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the current Congressional issues in relation to Venezuela, including background on the political situation and recent developments, the economic conditions, relevant U.S. policies, and the legislative initiatives in the 111th and 112th Congresses.The United States traditionally has had close relations with Venezuela, a major supplier of foreign oil, but there has been friction in relations under the government of populist President Hugo Chávez. U.S. officials have expressed concerns about human rights, Venezuela's military arms purchases, its relations with Cuba and Iran, and its efforts to export its brand of populism to other Latin American countries.