José Luis Silva Silva
He currently serves as Defense Attaché of the Embassy at the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United States of America in Washington D.C. During the Venezuelan presidential crisis in January 2019, Colonel Silva was the first active command officer who recognized National Assembly President Juan Guaidó as interim President of Venezuela.[3] Silva also supported the roadmap introduced by Guaidó, which included "ceasing the usurpation of the executive power," the "beginning of a transition to a new government" and "free and transparent presidential elections."[4] His response led to the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela (FANB) to put out a critical tweet on its official account.The tweet showed a screenshot from the video of Colonel Silva declaring his defection with the word "TRAITOR" emblazoned over it.[4] The statement said "Insubordination in the face of international interests is an act of treason and cowardice with the fatherland inherited from our liberator Simón Bolívar.