Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting on Venezuelan Refugee Assistance in Uruguay

The following readout was published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs on Nov. 8, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met today with representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Uruguayan civil society to discuss assistance to Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Montevideo, Uruguay. Deputy Secretary Sherman thanked Uruguayan government and civil society leaders for their work to assist Venezuelan refugees and migrants and highlighted how U.S. funding of IOM supports its work in Uruguay.

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs