July : Penn travels to Venezuela to speak to reporters about the American hikers . Mara Buxbaum , a rep for Penn , confirmed the Reuters report but declined to provide additional details . Penn 's rep confirms the story but refuses to give additional details . This was part of the approval process , state media says .
July : Penn travels to Venezuela to speak to reporters about the American hikers . Penn 's rep confirms the story but refuses to give additional details . This was part of the approval process , state media says .