CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 26 backed off an ultimatum to kick out U.S. Embassy staff by Saturday, temporarily defusing a diplomatic standoff with an agreement that allows both nations to keep diplomats in each other’s capitals for 30 days while negotiating the creation of more limited “interest offices.” If no deal is reached at the end of that period, the diplomats from both countries would need to be repatriated within 72 hours, according to U.S. and Venezuelan officials.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives for the opening ceremony of the judicial year at the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas, on Jan. 24, 2019.
