HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting on Venezuelan Refugee Assistance in Uruguay hide Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting on Venezuelan Refugee Assistance in Uruguay Readout Office of the Spokesperson November 8, 2021 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met today with representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Uruguayan civil society to discuss assistance to Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Montevideo, Uruguay. Deputy Secretary Sherman thanked Uruguayan government and civil society leaders for their work to assist Venezuelan refugees and migrants and highlighted how U.S. funding of IOM supports its work in Uruguay. Tags Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Deputy Secretary Trip Deputy Secretary of State Office of the Spokesperson Uruguay