Venezuela replaces foreign minister with career diplomat after Tovar's Trump meeting

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar and appointed career diplomat María Elena Pinto, a non-Chavista, to the post. The dismissal follows Tovar's attendance at a meeting in New York where Donald Trump was present, though reasons remain unclear. This signals a potential shift in Venezuela's diplomatic posture toward the U.S. and a move to professionalize foreign policy.