The meeting aims to revive the country’s battered energy industry with the involvement of American companies.
This would mark the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Washington removed former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January. US President Donald Trump will meet Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez in New York on Tuesday, a senior US official said on Friday.
22 U.S. President Donald Trump will have a meeting with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez in New York on Tuesday (September 22, 2026), a senior U.S. official said, in what will be the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Washington ousted former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January. Maduro’s former deputy, will be on the sidelines of a reception that the Republican President will be hosting, U.S. ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told reporters in a briefing call on Friday (September 18, 2026).
Earlier reporting noted: “The president will host a UN General Assembly leaders’ reception. There, he’ll participate in a pull-aside with the acting president Rodriguez of Venezuela,” Mr. Waltz said. Waltz did not provide details on what the two leaders would discuss. Venezuela’s communications ministry, which handles press queries for the government, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Rodriguez, Maduro’s former deputy, became Venezuela’s acting president after Washington removed Maduro in January. Her rise to power has since brought her government into direct engagement with the Trump administration, including the recent energy agreement. Trump’s meeting with Ms. Rodriguez, Mr. He did not give any details of what they might discuss.
Earlier reporting noted: Trump to meet with Venezuela’s interim President Rodriguez in New York on Sept. Earlier reporting noted: Mr.
The meeting will take place on the sidelines of a reception hosted by Trump for leaders attending the UN General Assembly, US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said during a briefing call. There, he’ll participate in a pull-aside with the acting president Rodriguez of Venezuela,” Waltz said. The talks are expected to bring Trump and Rodriguez together as Washington continues to engage with Venezuela over its energy sector. “The president will host a UN General Assembly leaders’ reception.