BOGOTA, Colombia: He’s not recognized as a head of state by the country he’d be visiting. His diplomatic immunity is granted by the United Nations, not an unfriendly American administration that could decide to pick him up on drug-trafficking charges if he sets foot in the United States. Then theres the $15 million U.S. bounty for information leading to his arrest.
Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro has good reason not to travel to New York for the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders. But this years virtual U.N. General Assembly format means he can be heard without having to come to New York or risk an uprising back home if he left the country.
Instead, Maduro will speak from the comfort of the presidential palace, renewing his place on the international stage after missing out on last years…