U.S. charge d’affaires Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of severed ties.

Laura F. Dogu, the United States’ new top envoy to Venezuela, arrived in Caracas on Saturday as the Trump administration aims to reopen an embassy there for the first time in nearly seven years.

The U.S. Embassy for Venezuela also announced Friday that all American citizens detained in Venezuela have been released.

Venezuela says it plans to release hundreds of political prisoners and close down a notorious torture facility as part of an ...