Carlos Trujillo person
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Carlos Trujillo appointed
United States documented
“another son of an anti-Castro Cuban exile, they just pop up everywhere. Trujillo quickly established himself as an ally of the hardline Florida Republicans and was summoned to Washington in 2017 when he was appointed the U.S. representative…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup (Venezuela) Part 8 @ 17:18
Carlos Trujillo headed
Organization of American States documented
“Lacking the votes needed to rubber stamp his authority in accordance with OAS rules, Trujillo instead launched a personal campaign to force Tari's recognition through the organization on its own terms. As soon as the U.S. took over as chair…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup (Venezuela) Part 8 @ 20:39
Carlos Trujillo installed
Gustavo Tarre documented
“to debate a resolution that would install Tari as Venezuela's representative before the body. Anya, the author of the book, attended the April 9th session, aware that Trujillo's success was entirely dependent on his colleagues' willingness …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup (Venezuela) Part 8 @ 21:04
Carlos Trujillo appointed
United States documented
“to Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs in March of 2020. So, Trujillo's total lack of regard for diplomatic law, Trump's administration successfully converted the OAS into an instrument of the coup policy. On another…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup (Venezuela) Part 8 @ 28:28
Mentions (12)
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was one of the last countries standing. Like many of Trump's high-level Foreign Service appointees, Carlos Trujillo was not a career diplomat. A commercial lawyer by training, Trujillo was first elected to Florida State Senate when he was j…
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another son of an anti-Castro Cuban exile, they just pop up everywhere. Trujillo quickly established himself as an ally of the hardline Florida Republicans and was summoned to Washington in 2017 when he was appointed the U.S. representative…
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tasked with dictating major policy decisions, including changes to its structure. This meant that according to OAS rules, the group could not alter its structure and accept Tari as Venezuela's representative without the approval of its Gene…
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Lacking the votes needed to rubber stamp his authority in accordance with OAS rules, Trujillo instead launched a personal campaign to force Tari's recognition through the organization on its own terms. As soon as the U.S. took over as chair…
▶ 21:04
to debate a resolution that would install Tari as Venezuela's representative before the body. Anya, the author of the book, attended the April 9th session, aware that Trujillo's success was entirely dependent on his colleagues' willingness …
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That's it in a nutshell. None of those concerns troubled the U.S. representatives, which pressed ahead with a vote on Tari's recognition by pushing Tari's acceptance onto the permanent council, a body that required the approval of a simple …
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It reached its apex when Trujillo was forced to yield the floor to Venezuela's actual representative, Aspina Marin. Quote, I am the Venezuelan representative and there is no other. That is why I am seated here, unquote. She turned to face t…
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Unfazed by Marin's intervention, Trujillo moved the meeting along without acknowledging her comments. Minutes later, a simple majority of present OAS permanent council representatives voted to accept Tari by a margin of 19 to 6. Six other c…
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We've got a fake government, a fake OAS representative. And moments after the vote, Trujillo cheerfully mingled with his fellow reporters and Guaido delegates, including Tari, in the OAS gallery. I approached the U.S. representative and ask…
▶ 27:35
But what was the legal basis for the vote, she asked him. What about the OAS charter? Trujillo suddenly reminded me of a frat boy asked to summarize the weekly's reading assignment during a university lecture. His response was stuttered. Ar…
▶ 27:59
Apparently, Trujillo did not expect to be quizzed on the rules and regulations governing the organization where he worked and who could blame him. As Ambassador Sanders told me in 2022, Trujillo always had his eye on becoming the Deputy Ass…
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to Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs in March of 2020. So, Trujillo's total lack of regard for diplomatic law, Trump's administration successfully converted the OAS into an instrument of the coup policy. On another…