The United States lifted sanctions on interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on its website on April 1.

Rodriguez had faced U.S. sanctions since 2018 for her role in allegedly undermining democracy in Venezuela. The restrictions included freezing her U.S. assets and prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in financial or commercial transactions with her. The sanctions were lifted just under three months ​after the Jan. 3 U.S. operation that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It follows a series of events that indicate cooperation between Washington and Caracas, including the U.S. recognition of Rodriguez as Venezuela's ⁠leader in March, high-ranking U.S. officials' visits to Venezuela in recent weeks and the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in the Venezuelan capital on March 30.