Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. (Venezuela).
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ appointed Ali Rodriguez Rodriguez or Rodrigues (rōdrē`gəs), island (1996 est. pop. 34,883), 42 sq mi (109 sq km), in the Indian Ocean, c.350 mi (560 km) E of Mauritius, of which it is a dependency. , secretary-general sec·re·tar·y-gen·er·al
n. pl. sec·re·tar·ies-gen·er·al
A principal executive officer, as in certain political parties or governmental bodies such as the United Nations. of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), multinational organization (est. 1960, formally constituted 1961) that coordinates petroleum policies and economic aid among oil-producing nations. , to head state-run Petroleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa). Rodriguez is Venezuela's former energy and mines minister.
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