President Maduro ratifies Delcy Rodríguez as foreign minister
Caracas, January 06, 2016. (MPPRE) .- Last Wednesday night, it was confirmed that the Ministry of People´s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela would be assigned to Delcy Rodríguez Gómez. The announcement was made by the Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduros Moros, from the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. Consequently the Venezuelan Chancellor will continue to deploy worldwide the achievements of the Bolivarian diplomacy for peace, as mandated by the Liberator Simon Bolivar, and following the guidelines of the Eternal Commander Hugo Chavez, embodied in the Plan of the Nation 2013-2019. Rodriguez holds the diplomatic portfolio since December 26, 2014, replacing Rafael Ramirez, being the first woman to hold this office in Venezuela. New governmental cabinet During the speech on Wednesday, President of the Republic, Nicolas Maduro ordered the new ministerial train to be in line with the country's needs and constantly work with the nation, to push the new bailout of the economy that will focused on the construction of the new social state. Among the new members of the ministerial train are: -Ministry of Economy and Production Economics Vice Presidency: Luis Salas. -Ministry Of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment: Jesus Faria. -Minister Of Industry and Trade: Miguel Perez Abad. -Minister Of Banking and Finance: Rodolfo Medina. -Ministry For the People's Power for Tourism: Marleny Contreras. -Ministry of Popular Power for Oil and Mining and President of Petroleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa): Eulogio Del Pino. -Minister Of popular power for the Border: M / G Gerardo Jose Izquierdo Torres.
One of the objectives of this new cabinet will be to "maintain and expand all plans, missions and social missions of the Revolution, of Chavez´s miracle, which is the miracle of the Revolution," said the Head of State.