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Update: Trump and Venezuela's interim president Rodríguez hold first New York meeting
President Donald Trump briefly met interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez during a UN General Assembly leaders' reception late on September 22. A White House official confirmed the meeting and the U.S. participants to Reuters; neither side has published a formal agenda or outcome.
United States · Diplomacy and Venezuela · 2026.09.23 · 04:13 UTC
President Donald Trump briefly met interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez during a UN General Assembly leaders' reception late on September 22. A White House official confirmed the meeting and the U.S. participants to Reuters; neither side has published a formal agenda or outcome.
Why it matters
The planned encounter has now taken place, marking the leaders' first face-to-face contact since U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in January. Rodríguez's delegation is discussing energy, mining, debt and investment with multiple parties, but no new agreement, election commitment or sanctions change has been announced.
Full report
Reuters reported at 23:18 UTC on September 22 that Trump and Rodríguez held a brief pull-aside during the UN General Assembly reception hosted by Trump. It was Rodríguez's first U.S. visit since becoming interim president and the leaders' first in-person contact.
A White House official told Reuters that the U.S. participants included Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. The official did not disclose the discussion, and Venezuela has not released a full readout.
Rodríguez's delegation includes the vice president for the economy, the oil minister and officials from state oil company PDVSA. Two people close to the delegation told Reuters that it is trying to present Venezuela as investable and is holding talks on energy, mining and debt with U.S. officials, multilateral lenders and companies. That is background to the visit, not evidence that Trump and Rodríguez reached an agreement on any of those subjects.
As the Trump administration advances oil and investment engagement with Rodríguez's government, Venezuelan opposition figures and demonstrators are pressing for free elections. The meeting alone does not establish a change in U.S. policy on elections, sanctions or the political transition; N Globe will update the report if either side publishes formal outcomes.
Verification status: corrected/updated (a White House official confirmed the core meeting to Reuters; the agenda and outcome remain undisclosed). News value: A. Origin region: United States (New York). Primary section: Diplomacy. Related regions: Latin America and worldwide. Event date: September 22, 2026; report updated September 23, 2026. The image is an N Globe editorial illustration, not footage of the meeting.
This report is an original summary based on verified sources, not a verbatim reproduction.
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