1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated January 22, 2021Venezuela: Overview of U.S. SanctionsFor over 15 years, the United States has imposed sanctions in response to activities of the Venezuelan government and Venezuelan individuals. The earliest sanctions imposed related to Venezuelas lack of coop
2、eration on antidrug and counterterrorism efforts. The Obama Administration imposed targeted sanctions against individuals for human rights abuses, corruption, and antidemocratic actions. The Trump Administration significantly expanded economic sanctions in response to the increasing authoritarianism
3、 of President Nicols Maduro (in power since 2013). In January 2019, the United States recognized Juan Guaid, president of the democratically elected, opposition-led National Assembly, as interim president. The Trump Administration then imposed sanctions on Venezuelas state oil company (Petrleos de V
4、enezuela, S.A., or PdVSA), central bank, and government to pressure Maduro to leave power. As of January 22, 2021, the Treasury Department had imposed sanctions on roughly 166 Venezuelan or Venezuelan-connected individuals and the State Department had revoked the visas of more than 1,000 individuals
