U.S. Charge d'Affaires Kelly Keiderling talks to the media during a news conference at the U.S. embassy in Caracas October 1, 2013. The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela on Tuesday defended three diplomats expelled by President Nicolas Maduro, rejecting charges they were involved in espionage and accusations Washington is trying to destabilize the OPEC nation. In the latest spat between the ideological foes, Maduro on Monday ordered out three U.S. diplomats including Keiderling, temporarily in charge of the mission. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS)