article_snippet: (CNN)Venezuela has given the U.S. Embassy in Caracas 15 days to downsize the U.S. Embassy in Caracas staff from 100 personnel to 17.
article_snippet: With respect to bringing the number of staff at the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela to 17, a period of 15 days will be given to decide which staff will stay in Venezuela," said Venezuela's Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez on Monday.
article_snippet: Venezuela's official news agency AVN (Agencia Venezolana de Noticias) said the U.S. Embassy has been asked to reduce Venezuela's official news agency AVN (Agencia Venezolana de Noticias) personnel to a staff of 17 to match the number of Venezuelan personnel working in their embassy in the United States.