US names 1st ambassador in decade to Venezuela amid tensions

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Washington has its first ambassador to Venezuela in a decade despite the U.S. having no diplomats at its Caracas embassy amid a breakdown in relations. James Story’s nomination as ambassador to Venezuela was confirmed Wednesday by a U.S. Senate voice vote. The South Carolina native takes the job that he will carry out from the capital of neighboring Colombia as Venezuela endures a historic economic and political crisis….