U.S. President Donald Trump will hold an informal meeting with Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's interim leader, during his visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly next week — the first encounter between the two since Rodríguez assumed power. The meeting, confirmed by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, will take place on the sidelines of bilateral sessions on Tuesday and is not a formal summit. It marks a notable warming in U.S.–Venezuelan relations following a wide-ranging oil deal struck in late August, under which the United States secured participation and oversight rights over the exploitation of 17 Venezuelan oil fields estimated to hold more than 65 billion barrels in reserves.