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US removes Venezuelan official Jorge Rodríguez from sanctions list

The United States has removed Venezuelan official Jorge Rodríguez from its sanctions blacklist, lifting restrictions on a prominent political figure as Washington continues to reshape its sanctions policy toward Venezuela.

October 14, 2026

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WASHINGTON, D.C., October 14, 2026 — The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the removal of Jorge Jesús Rodríguez Gómez from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List on Wednesday, ending his designation under the U.S. sanctions program targeting Venezuela.

The removal covers five separate entries associated with Rodríguez, including variations of his name recorded in OFAC's sanctions database. All five entries share the same identifying information, including his date of birth, Nov. 9, 1965, and Venezuelan national identification number, 6823952, confirming that the deletions concern a single individual rather than five separate sanctions targets.

Removal from the SDN List means Rodríguez is no longer subject to the asset-blocking restrictions arising from this designation, allowing U.S. persons to engage in transactions with him that were previously prohibited, provided no other applicable sanctions restrictions prevent them from doing so. OFAC did not provide an explanation for the decision or announce accompanying changes to its broader Venezuela sanctions program. The action represents an individual designation removal rather than a general relaxation of restrictions against Venezuelan entities or other sanctioned individuals.

The decision comes amid continued scrutiny of Washington's economic restrictions on Venezuela, although the announcement did not establish whether the removal forms part of a wider diplomatic or sanctions policy initiative.

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