TY - BOOK AU - Brady,Augustus TI - Venezuela: conditions, issues and U.S. relations T2 - Latin american Political, Economic, and Security Issues SN - 9781634638043 AV - HC237 .V464 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Venezuela: background and U. S. relations; Mark P. Sullivan --; Venezuela 2013 Human Rights Report; U.S. Department of State ; Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor --; Venezuela 2013 International Religious Freedom Report; U.S. Department of State ; Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor --; 2014 Investment Climate Statement: Venezuela; Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; 2; b N2 - While historically the United States has had close relations with Venezuela, a major oil supplier, friction in bilateral relations rose under the leftist populist government of President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013), who died in March 2013 after battling cancer for almost two years. U.S. policymakers and Members of Congress have had concerns for a number of years about the deterioration of human rights and democratic conditions in Venezuela as well as the Venezuelan government's lack of cooperation on anti-drug and counterterrorism efforts. The United States has imposed financial sanctions on eight UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=942128&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -