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PBS News Hour

Former U.S. ambassador analyzes goal of Maduro regime change

Season 2026 Episode 3 | 4m 23s

For more on the Trump administration’s aims in capturing Venezuelan President Maduro and what message it sends to the rest of the world, Ali Rogin speaks with James Story, who spent 25 years in the U.S. State Department and most recently served as the top U.S. diplomat to Venezuela.

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