Representative	Date of Appointment	Alternate(s)	Date of Appointment	Attaché
H.E. Roy CHADERTON MATOS Ambassador, Permanent Representative (202) 625-5642	July 15, 2008	Mrs. Carmen Luisa VELASQUEZ DE VISBAL Minister Counselor, Alternate Representative (202) 625-5651	March 27, 2006	Mrs. Sunilde Margarita NAVARRO BELLORIN Attaché (202) 625-5654
		Mrs. Paula Elena CAROZZO DE ABREU Minister Counselor, Alternate Representative (202) 625-5650	November 20, 2008
		Mrs. Teresa ARREAZA RUBIN Counselor, Alternate Representative (202) 625-5649	September 25, 2007
		Mr. Carlos Alberto RODRIGUEZ First Secretary, Alternate Representative (202) 625-5646	April 20, 2005
		Mrs. Maria Eugenia DE LOS RIOS OJEDA First Secretary, Alternate Representative (202) 625-5656	June 23, 2005
		Mr. David ROJAS Second Secretary, Alternate Representative (202) 625-5643	June 14, 2006
		Ms. Liza TORRES ALVARADO Second Secretary, Alternate Representative (202) 625-5644	December 8, 2006
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President:
Mr. Hugo CHAVEZ FRIAS

Executive Vice President (Vice Presidente Ejecutivo):
Mr. Ramon CARRIZALES

Minister of Agriculture and Lands (Ministro de Agricultura y Tierras):
Mr. Elias JAUA MILANO

Minister of Nourishment (Ministro de Alimentación):
Mr. Felix OSORIO

Minister of Science and Technology (Ministro de Ciencia y Tecnologia):
Mr. Jesse CHACON

Minister of (Ministro del Despacho de la Presidencia):
Mr. Luis REYES REYES

Minister of Communication and Information (Ministra de Comunicación e Información):
Ms. Blanca EEKHOUT

Minister of Culture (Ministro de Estado para la Cultura):
Mr. Héctor SOTO CASTELLANOS

Minister of Higher Education (Ministro de Educación Superior):
Mr. Luis ACUÑA

Minister of Education (Ministro de Educación):
Mr. Héctor NAVARRO

Minister of Sports (Ministra de Deportes):
Ms. Victoria MATA

Minister of Energy and Oil (Ministro de Energía y Petróleo):
Mr. Rafael RAMIREZ

Minister of Popular Economy (Ministro de Estado para Economía Popular):
Mr. Pedro MOREJON CARRILLO

Minister of Finance (Ministro de Finanzas):
Mr. Alí RODRIGUEZ ARAQUE

Minister of Basic Industries and Mining (Ministro de Industrias Básicas y Minería):
Mr. Rodolfo SANZ

Minister of Planning and Development (Ministro de Planificación y Desarrollo):
Mr. Haiman EL TRUDI

Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores):
Mr. Nicolas MADURO

Minister of Health (Ministro de Salud y Protección Social):
Mr. Jesús MANTILLA OLIVEROS

Minister of Defense (Ministro de Defensa):
Mr. Ramón CARRIZALES

Minister of Tourism (Ministro de Turismo):
Mr. Pedro MOREJON

Minister of the Environment (Ministro de Medio Ambiente):
Mrs. Yubirí ORTEGA

Minister of the Interior and Justice (Ministro de Interior y Justicia):
Mr. Tarek EL AISSAMI

Minister of Labor and Social Security (Ministra del Trabajo y Seguridad Social):
Ms. María Cristina IGLESIAS

Minister of Telecommunications (Ministra de Telecomunicaciones):
Ms. Socorro HERNANDEZ

Minister of (Ministra de Pueblos Indigenas) :
Mrs. Nicia M. MALDONADO

Minister of Commerce (Ministro de Comercio):
Mr. Eduardo SAMAN

Minister of (Ministra de Comunas):
Ms. Erika FARIAS

Minister of Public Works and Government (Ministro de Obras Públicas y Gobierno):
Mr. DIOSDADO CABELLO

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Organization of the American States:
Roy CHADERTON MATOS

Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States:
Bernardo ALVAREZ

Capital: Caracas

National Holiday: July 5

Date of Entry into the Inter-American System : 1889

Website: http://www.venezuela-oas.org/