“We are willing and working to facilitate a real transition”Maria Corina Machado speaking to the press. Machado said that during the conversation with Rubio emphasis was placed on the need for a “real transition” in Venezuela and that now “decisive hours and days” are being lived for the country’s future. “We are willing and we are working to facilitate a real transition. “We are very close to achieving what we have longed for years,” Machado said as she left the meeting in Washington D.C.. María Corina Machado conveyed a message of confidence and realism to Venezuelans after her meeting with the Secretary of State.