CARACAS--Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he would like to see director Oliver Stone, actor Sean Penn, activist Noam Chomsky or former president Bill Clinton be named the U.S. ambassador to the South American country, adding a lighthearted spin to the recent diplomatic spat between the two nations.

The socialist leader's comments came after the U.S. last week revoked the visa of Venezuela's envoy to Washington. The move was in reaction to Chavez's refusal to accept Larry Palmer, President Barack Obama's nominee for ambassador...