Bernardo Alvarez, declared personna non grata by the State Department in September, speaks with reporters at Reagan National Airport in Washington as he returns to Washington to reassume his duties as ambassador of Venezuela Friday, June 26, 2008. Alvarez was expelled by the United States as a "reciprocity" for a similar decision taken by Venezuela with U.S. ambassador Patrick Duddy during the Bush administration. President Barack Obama has expressed his full support to Duddy and is sending him back to Caracas this weekend. Angelo Rivero Santos, Charge d'Affaires of Venezuela, is at right. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Bernardo Alvarez, declared personna non grata by the State Department in September, speaks with reporters at Reagan National Airport in Washington as he returns to Washington to reassume his duties as ambassador of Venezuela Friday, June 26, 2008. Alvarez was expelled by the United States as a "reciprocity" for a similar decision taken by Venezuela with U.S. ambassador Patrick Duddy during the Bush administration. President Barack Obama has expressed his full support to Duddy and is sending him back to Caracas this weekend. Angelo Rivero Santos, Charge d'Affaires of Venezuela, is at right.

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