Venezuela–United States relations
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Venezuela–United States relations encompass the historically complex and often tense diplomatic, economic, and political interactions between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the United States of America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S.–Venezuela relations | 1 |
| United States–Venezuela relations | 1 |
| Venezuela–United States relations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2399542 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Venezuela–United States relations Context triple: [Embassy of Venezuela in Washington, D.C., subjectOf, Venezuela–United States relations]
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A.
United States–Cuba relations
United States–Cuba relations encompass the historically tense and often adversarial diplomatic, economic, and political interactions between the two countries, shaped by Cold War conflicts, embargoes, and intermittent attempts at normalization.
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B.
Brazil–United States relations
Brazil–United States relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and strategic interactions between Brazil and the United States, including cooperation on trade, security, and regional and global issues.
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C.
United States–Puerto Rico relations
United States–Puerto Rico relations encompass the political, legal, economic, and social ties between the U.S. federal government and the unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico, including debates over its status and degree of self-governance.
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D.
United States–Spain relations
United States–Spain relations encompass the historical and contemporary diplomatic, economic, military, and cultural ties between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain.
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E.
Panama–United States relations
Panama–United States relations encompass the historical and contemporary political, economic, and security ties between the two countries, shaped largely by issues surrounding the Panama Canal and U.S. influence in Panamanian affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Venezuela–United States relations Target entity description: Venezuela–United States relations encompass the historically complex and often tense diplomatic, economic, and political interactions between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the United States of America.
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A.
United States–Cuba relations
United States–Cuba relations encompass the historically tense and often adversarial diplomatic, economic, and political interactions between the two countries, shaped by Cold War conflicts, embargoes, and intermittent attempts at normalization.
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B.
Brazil–United States relations
Brazil–United States relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and strategic interactions between Brazil and the United States, including cooperation on trade, security, and regional and global issues.
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C.
United States–Puerto Rico relations
United States–Puerto Rico relations encompass the political, legal, economic, and social ties between the U.S. federal government and the unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico, including debates over its status and degree of self-governance.
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D.
United States–Spain relations
United States–Spain relations encompass the historical and contemporary diplomatic, economic, military, and cultural ties between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain.
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E.
Panama–United States relations
Panama–United States relations encompass the historical and contemporary political, economic, and security ties between the two countries, shaped largely by issues surrounding the Panama Canal and U.S. influence in Panamanian affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral relations
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international relations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Venezuela–United States relations
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surface form:
U.S.–Venezuela relations
Venezuela–U.S. relations ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
diplomatic relations
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economic relations ⓘ energy cooperation ⓘ ideological conflict ⓘ political tensions ⓘ sanctions ⓘ |
| country1 | Venezuela ⓘ |
| country2 | United States of America ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus |
closure of embassies in 2019
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periodic downgrading of diplomatic representation ⓘ |
| economicAspect |
U.S. imports of Venezuelan crude oil
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U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil sector ⓘ asset freezes on Venezuelan officials ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
1895 Venezuela crisis
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2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt ⓘ
surface form:
2002 Venezuelan coup attempt
2015 U.S. sanctions designation of Venezuela ⓘ 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis ⓘ Monroe Doctrine involvement in Venezuela ⓘ Venezuelan oil nationalization ⓘ partial re-engagement in the 2020s ⓘ severing of diplomatic relations in 2019 ⓘ |
| ideologicalAspect | conflict between Bolivarian socialism and U.S. foreign policy priorities ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization |
Government of Venezuela
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United States of America
Organization of American States ⓘ Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. ⓘ
surface form:
PDVSA
United States Department of State ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of State
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Treasury
United Nations ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
democracy and human rights
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drug trafficking ⓘ oil trade ⓘ regional security ⓘ sanctions policy ⓘ |
| migrationAspect | Venezuelan migration to the United States ⓘ |
| politicalAspect |
U.S. criticism of Venezuelan elections
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Venezuelan criticism of U.S. interventionism ⓘ recognition disputes over Venezuelan presidency ⓘ |
| region | Americas ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Bolivarianism
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surface form:
Bolivarian Revolution
U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America ⓘ |
| securityAspect |
accusations of support for non-state armed groups
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counter-narcotics cooperation and disputes ⓘ |
| startPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Venezuela–United States relations Description of subject: Venezuela–United States relations encompass the historically complex and often tense diplomatic, economic, and political interactions between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the United States of America.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States–Venezuela relations
this entity surface form:
U.S.–Venezuela relations