Reblogged By: De De Tillman

Source:Yahoo News

Posted: Thursday June 6, 2013 @ 12: 03 p.m PST

A U.S. filmmaker jailed for alleged espionage in Venezuela was expelled from the country and returned to the United States in a gesture that could signal a thaw in tense relations between the two countries.

The release of Timothy Tracy, 35, occurred just hours before the top diplomats of both countries agreed during a meeting in Guatemala to discuss restoring ambassador-level relations.