The top official at the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela denies plotting against President Hugo Chavez. Charge d'Affaires John Caulfield says he traveled to Puerto Rico this month for a wedding -- not to meet with opposition leaders as Chavez claims.
Chavez says Caulfield, Venezuelan opposition leaders and U.S. advisers met recently in Puerto Rico to discuss how to prevent a referendum on term limits from passing. Caulfield said Wednesday that Venezuelan officials know he "wasn't at that meeting."
Venezuelans are expected to vote next month on a proposal to lift term limits for all elected officials, including the president. Chavez expelled U.S. Ambassador Patrick Duddy in September.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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