Zahraniční politika Venezuely po nástupu Hugo Cháveze

The aim of this work is to characterize the differences of the foreign policy of Venezuela before and after the onset of Hugo Chavez. Methods applied for achievement of this aim were analysis and subsequent comparison. The main topics concern the political developments in Venezuela until 1998 and foreign policy conducted in this period, in the next chapter the political basis of Chávez's foreign policy are analyzed and in conclusion the itself Venezuela's foreign policy after 1998 is described. The analysis in this study showed that the emergence of Hugo Chavez caused a considerable turnover in the foreign policy of Venezuela, which has been reflected in many changes, especially in the US-Venezuelan relations, integration efforts in the Latin American region and the overall differences in ideological orientation of the country.