Tampa Nonprofit Greyel Rescue's High-Risk Mission to Extract Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Corina Machado from Venezuela

Nobel Peace Prize Winner's Extraction

• 💡 Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner for her work promoting democracy in Venezuela, made her first public appearance in nearly a year at the awards ceremony in Oslo, Norway.
• 📌 This appearance was only possible due to a complex and high-risk mission orchestrated by the Tampa organization Greyel Rescue.

The High-Risk Mission

• 🚀 Greyel Rescue founder Brian Stern described the operation as the most high-risk mission he has ever undertaken.
• 🚢 Machado was extracted from Venezuela, with Stern noting that she spoke more about seeing her daughter after two years than about the Nobel Prize during the extraction.
• ⚠️ The mission involved a land operation followed by bringing Machado onto a boat in pitch black darkness amidst 5 to 10 foot seas.

Greyel Rescue's Involvement and Funding

• 🤝 Stern was contacted by a friend who knew of Greyel Rescue's work in Venezuela, leading to a connection with Machado's team.
• 💰 The extraction was privately funded, with no government money involved.
• 🇺🇸 While the US government was not privy to the exact mission details, they were aware of Greyel Rescue's activities in the region to avoid any misunderstandings or incidents.