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/global/government/mayor/home.page mayorstatement 2024-04-17 2024-04-17T22:00:00.000Z 06 00 pm Jennie Lopez [email protected] Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava statement on reimposed sanctions on Venezuela Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issues a statement in reaction to the Biden administration’s reimposed sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry after Maduro violated agreements to ensure fair elections. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issues a statement in reaction to the Biden administration’s reimposed sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry after Maduro violated agreements to ensure fair elections.   “Today’s actions to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela is welcomed, as it sends a clear message that the disqualification of presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado by the Maduro regime is a blatant attack on the electoral process and undermines our democratic values.   “The Venezuelan government continues to deny basic human rights in violation of the Barbados Accord, and the Biden administration’s swift response imposing sanctions once again reaffirms we stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people including the thousands who call Miami-Dade home.”  no 2024 00 a.m. 00 a.m. Office of the Mayor 1 rel1713388673119799 Office of the Mayor Stephen P. Clark Center 111 NW 1st Street Miami 33128 Declaración de la alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, sobre la reimposición de sanciones a Venezuela La alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, emite una declaración en reacción a las sanciones reimpuestas por la administración Biden a la industria petrolera de Venezuela después de que Maduro violara acuerdos para garantizar elecciones justas. La alcaldesa del condado de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, emite una declaración en reacción a las sanciones reimpuestas por la administración Biden a la industria petrolera de Venezuela después de que Maduro violara acuerdos para garantizar elecciones justas.   “Las acciones de hoy para reimponer sanciones a Venezuela son bienvenidas, ya que envían un mensaje claro de que la descalificación de la candidata presidencial Maria Corina Machado por parte del régimen de Maduro es un ataque al proceso electoral y a nuestros valores democráticos.   “El gobierno venezolano continúa negando los derechos humanos básicos en violación del Acuerdo de Barbados, y la rápida respuesta de la administración Biden imponiendo sanciones reafirma una vez más nuestra solidaridad con el pueblo venezolano, incluidos los miles de venezolanos que tienen su hogar en Miami-Dade”.  local county miami-dade elected elected Office of the Mayor Contact Us /global/government/mayor/contact.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman mayor in November 2020, and re-elected in August 2024, after 40 years of advocacy for South Florida families. <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">As mayor, she oversees approximately 23,000 County employees, serves nearly 3 million residents, and manages an annual budget of approximately $12 billion. 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MIAMI-DADE ( April 17, 2024 )–

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issues a statement in reaction to the Biden administration’s reimposed sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry after Maduro violated agreements to ensure fair elections.

“Today’s actions to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela is welcomed, as it sends a clear message that the disqualification of presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado by the Maduro regime is a blatant attack on the electoral process and undermines our democratic values.

“The Venezuelan government continues to deny basic human rights in violation of the Barbados Accord, and the Biden administration’s swift response imposing sanctions once again reaffirms we stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people including the thousands who call Miami-Dade home.”

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