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Report: US revokes visa of Venezuelan ambassador
Dec 30, 2010, 6:10 GMT
Washington - The US has revoked the visa of Venezuela's ambassador to Washington after Caracas refused to accept its envoy to the South American nation, Bloomberg news reported Thursday.
Bernardo Alvarez's ouster follows remarks by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez about breaking off ties with the United States over Caracas' refusal to welcome Larry Palmer as ambassador there.
On Wednesday, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the US regretted Chavez's stance on Washington's would-be ambassador, but did not say whether Alvarez would be asked to leave.
'We did say that we regret, obviously, the Venezuelan government's decision to withdraw agreement for ambassador designate Palmer,' he told reporters. 'It affects our ability to carry out normal diplomatic relations, and we also said that there could be consequences for that action with that.'
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