{"id":46334,"date":"2026-01-13T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=46334"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:00:29","slug":"maduros-ex-bodyguard-appointed-presidential-chief-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=46334","title":{"rendered":"Maduro&#8217;s Ex-Bodyguard Appointed Presidential Chief of Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CARACAS, Venezuela<\/strong> \u2013 In a surprising move, Venezuela&#8217;s interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced yesterday the appointment of Juan Escalona, a former personal security detail to ex-President Nicolas Maduro, as the new Minister of the Presidential Office.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment, revealed late Monday via Telegram, sees Escalona stepping into a pivotal role responsible for managing the President&#8217;s schedule and coordinating activities across various government agencies. He succeeds Anibal Coronado, who will now head the Ministry of People&#8217;s Power for Ecosocialism.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez expressed confidence in Escalona&#8217;s abilities, highlighting his unwavering loyalty and commitment to the nation. &#8220;I am certain that his loyalty, competence, and dedication will ensure the continued development of our Bolivarian government&#8217;s plans in collaboration with the people,&#8221; she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Escalona&#8217;s previous role as part of Maduro&#8217;s security team will undoubtedly raise eyebrows, particularly given Maduro&#8217;s current detention by the United States. Critics are likely to question the appointment, scrutinizing its implications for the political landscape and the potential influence of Maduro&#8217;s inner circle within the interim government.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of the Presidential Office holds significant power, acting as a central hub for government operations. Escalona&#8217;s background and ties to the former president will be closely watched as he navigates this crucial position. The transition comes at a sensitive time for Venezuela, with ongoing political and economic challenges facing the nation.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=41\">More Culture articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARACAS, Venezuela \u2013 In a surprising move, Venezuela&#8217;s interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced yesterday the appointment of Juan Escalona, a former personal security detail to ex-President Nicolas Maduro, as the new Minister of the Presidential Office.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46336,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46334\/revisions\/46336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}