Ramirez Replaced as Head of Petroleos de Venezuela

摘要

President Nicolas Maduro has replaced the head of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDV) -- viewed by some political analysts as the most powerful man in the country -- as part of a broader cabinet reshuffle. Maduro announced late on Tuesday that Rafael Ramirez, who had held the top spot at PDV since 2004 and had also been oil minister since 2002, would become the country's foreign minister instead.