Bernardo Alvarez Herrera is the current Venezuelan ambassador to The United States. He had held the position since 2003.Official Site: Bernardo Alvarez Herrera (September 12, 2008)

On September 12, 2008, the United States State Department said it would expel Alvarez. The decision came after a two-day diplomatic crisis where both Venezuela and Bolivia said they would expelled American ambassadors to their nations.

On the same day, The U.S. Treasury Department said two of Venezuela’s intelligence officials had supported terrorist acts and drug trade by the rebel group FARC, which is considered a terrorist group by United States.The Washington Diplomat: Biography of Bernardo Alvarez Herrera

On September 10, 2008, the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, expelled the American ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, accusing him of supporting rebel groups. On September 11, 2008, the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, expelled the American ambassador Patrick Duddy. Chavez said he had discovered a plot against him supported by Americans. The United States responded by expelling the Bolivian ambassador Gustavo Guzman on September 11, 2008 and expelling Alvarez on September 12, 2008.The Washington Diplomat: Biography of Bernardo Alvarez Herrera