Roger Carstens told the six executives that he had a discussion with Maduro government officials regarding the case but didn't identify who they were.
U.S. Diplomat Roger Carstens went to Venezuela and met with six Citgo executives to try to secure their release.
The meeting with Carstens, which was around 90 minutes long, was described as highly emotional by one person. Carstens told the executives that he had a discussion with President Nicolás Maduro's government officials regarding the case but didn't identify them. Relations between the two countries have since slowly deteriorated. The U.S. implemented strict oil sanctions on Venezuela and targeted top officials by giving them criminal charges, an action that Maduro said was akin to a"soft coup."
The Maduro government, which in the past hasn't hesitated to publicize peacemaking missions by prominent American interlocutors, has kept mum about the surprise visit. Carstens' office declined to comment. At least three other Americans remain imprisoned in Caracas: Luke Denman and Airan Berry — two former Green Berets arrested in connection with a failed raid aimed at toppling Maduro that was staged from Colombia — and former U.S. Marine Matthew Heath, who is being held on unrelated allegations.
The Trump administration scored several high-profile releases around the world over four years, giving officials great leeway to pursue negotiations.has been less public on the issue than his predecessor, who invited hostages and detainees freed under his watch to appear alongside him in a video aired during the Republican National Convention. That includes Joshua Holt, a Utah man who spent two years in a Caracas jail after traveling to Venezuela to marry a fellow Mormon he met online.
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