Oliver Blanco takes over Venezuela's Foreign Ministry and receives congratulations from Cuba

Oliver Blanco was appointed Venezuela's foreign minister by acting president Delcy Rodríguez and received congratulations from Cuban minister Bruno Rodríguez. Cuba's reaction included a declaration of intent to maintain bilateral cooperation. The appointment of Venezuela's new chief diplomat was thus accompanied by a message about continuity in relations between Caracas and Havana.

Bruno Rodríguez congratulated Blanco in a post on X. He said Cuba wanted to continue strengthening bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation with Venezuela. The other account of the appointment also records the Cuban foreign minister's congratulations and willingness to sustain those ties, although it does not reproduce the same detail about the channel used.

Delcy Rodríguez appointed Blanco to lead the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, according to available information about the appointment. He had previously held a deputy-ministerial role connected with Europe and North America since February. The excerpt giving that background does not specify the year for that month, so it cannot establish more precisely when he held the previous post.

Biographical information adds that Blanco was 35 and had worked as an assistant to Henry Ramos Allup. It identifies him as an opposition figure and longtime member of Democratic Action, connecting that stage with the period when Ramos Allup presided over Venezuela's National Assembly. These details do not appear in the account focused on Bruno Rodríguez's congratulatory message.

Taken together, the information describes Blanco's appointment, the Cuban foreign minister's response and some background on the new official's career. It does not detail the appointment procedure or report new agreements tied to the congratulations. Nor does it provide a complete chronology establishing the year of his deputy-ministerial role or when the message was distributed.