The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control removed Jorge Rodríguez from its sanctions list on Wednesday, in a Venezuela related designation removal notice that gave no reason for the move. Rodríguez has led the National Assembly since 2021 and was first listed in September 2018, alongside his sister Delcy, who is now acting president and was herself delisted in April. Reuters reported that the siblings are expected to lead changes to Venezuelan oil legislation to admit more foreign companies, under the access deal Washington and Caracas cut after the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
US lifts sanctions on Venezuela legislature head Jorge Rodríguez
The US Treasury removed Jorge Rodríguez, head of Venezuela's National Assembly and brother of Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, from the OFAC sanctions list on Wednesday, where he had been listed since September 2018.
Why it matters: The delisting, following his sister's removal from the list in April, extends Washington's rapprochement with Caracas as the two governments work through the oil access deal cut after the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
Data as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026. OFAC recent actions notice dated October 14, 2026, detected by the site's OFAC scraper; Reuters report and El Nacional report (in Spanish, opened and read in full) confirm the name removed. Treasury gave no reason. Developing item, 2 to 3 sentences by design.
Sources
- Venezuela-related Designation Removal · OFAC, US Treasury · 2026-10-14
- US lifts sanctions on head of Venezuela legislature · Reuters via Devdiscourse · 2026-10-14
- Estados Unidos levanta las sanciones contra Jorge Rodríguez · El Nacional · 2026-10-14