On January 6, 2012, the United States notified the Venezuelan government of the declaration of Venezuelan diplomat Livia Acosta Noguera and demanded that she leave the United States by January 10, 2012

On January 6, 2012, the United States notified the Venezuelan government of the declaration of Venezuelan diplomat Livia Acosta Noguera persona non grata and demanded that she leave the United States by January 10, 2012

Explanation:

Persona non grata, "undesirable person," means within diplomacy the fact that, according to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the recipient state can notify the sending State at any time and without reason, that the Head of Representation (most often an ambassador) or any member of the diplomatic staff of the representation is undesirable, or any other member of the representation staff is undesirable. In such cases, the sending State shall either revoke the current one or terminate its service upon representation. A person may be declared non-grata or unwanted before even arriving in the territory of the recipient State.

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