José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez is Cuba’s First Ambassador to the United States, appointed two months after the restoration of diplomatic relations on September 17, 2015. Prior to becoming Cuba’s ambassador in Washington, he was Chief of the Cuban Interests Secti... More »
On the early afternoon of June 16, 2017, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the United States ambassador-designate to Cuba, sat in his office in Havana and watched TV as recently elected Donald Trump ripped up what the new US president called the Obama administration’s “ter... More »
In 2015, early on in negotiations to reestablish relations between the United States and Cuba, an interviewer asked Cuba’s then-chief negotiator, Josefina Vidal, if the ongoing process of rapprochement could still be reversed. “My response then was that, ‘of c... More »
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla told the Associated Press in an interview that he feels “optimistic” that improvements in relations between the United States and Cuba are irreversible despite the harshening of sanctions against the Island. The... More »
European Union (EU) leaders and the foreign ministers of Canada and Spain have made clear their opposition in light of the upcoming announcement of the expected enactment of Title III of Helms Burton. The EU has threatened to sue the U.S. over its Cuba sanctio... More »
Until now, the US political push toward normalization has concentrated on timid cracks in the embargo: credit extension and freedom to travel for US citizens. It’s a classic example of “thinking small,” and confining the argument to a Miami sandbox occupied fo... More »
The American press is reporting that Cuba’s President Raul Castro is willing to negotiate with President Donald Trump. This is positive news in light of all the recent negative reports of Trump’s possible reversal of the progress made by former President Obam... More »
Engage Cuba, the Washington, D.C. advocacy group that supports the removal of the economic blockade against Cuba released a report that a Trump reversal of former President Obama’s policies of advancement to Cuba would cost the U.S. economy about $6.6 Billion ... More »
The United States currently has restrictions on Cuba that prohibit Americans to do business or even travel to the country. And while President Donald Trump has expressed disinterest in policies that have no benefits to Americans, he also promised that he would... More »
We liked this excellent read written by Dr. William M. LeoGrande, Professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. This article give the facts and just the facts please. It’s written for the naysayers – myth... More »
It was hard not to notice the night of November 8 and the following “morning after the night before.” Around the world people went to bed or woke up the next morning shocked and speechless. The most unlikely candidate, Donald Trump, had won the American elec... More »
President Barack Obama eased the limits on Cuban pharmaceuticals and medical research collaboration with the latest announcements of changes to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) which form part of the e... More »
