Secretary Chris Wright has found himself in a position unlike that of any other person who has led the Energy Department: at the center of an ambitious rejuvenation of a foreign country’s oil industry.
Wright, 61, became the highest-ranking Trump administration official to travel to Venezuela this week since the capture of former dictator Nicolas Maduro in January, underscoring the shift in the secretary’s priorities, making him a prominent figure in foreign affairs.
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