Katharina Kort – Venezuelan Oil and the US Energy Strategy

Off-The-Record

SUNY Global Center

02/11/2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Venezuelan Oil and the US Energy Strategy
Why Trump and Big Oil are not Always on the Same Page

About the Speaker

Katharina Kort is an award-winning journalist and correspondent at DER SPIEGEL, where she covers U.S. business and economic affairs. Born in Germany and professionally shaped in Italy, Germany, and the United States, she brings extensive international experience and a broad transatlantic network to her reporting. Prior to joining DER SPIEGEL, Ms. Kort served as U.S. Bureau Chief of Handelsblatt, Germany’s leading business newspaper, overseeing its entire U.S. coverage. Earlier in her career, she worked as Italy correspondent and served as President of the Foreign Press Association in Milan, where she led a prestigious organization of more than 100 international correspondents across politics, business, and culture. Ms. Kort is a recipient of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism. Her professional focus includes business journalism, international communication, social media, and podcasting.

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