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Jacobson grilled on Cuba while U.S. public wants closer ties with the island
Roberta Jacobson, the top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, told a hostile House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington, DC, on Wednesday that the Obama administration had ruled out…
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Vidal: Cuba’s sovereignty is not negotiable
Excerpts from interview with Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Cuba's chief delegate to the diplomatic talks between Cuba and the United States, broadcast over Cuban television on Feb. 2, 2015.
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Jacobson: ‘We have only begun…’
Excerpts from testimony by Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
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Conexion Miami / Wayne Smith honored in Miami
The guest of honor that afternoon, during the event held in Miami’s Embassy Suites Hotel by the airport, was Wayne Smith, who established the first Interests Section in Havana during…
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Statements on Cuba during the Kerry, Meade and Baird Q&A
Statements on Cuba during the Question & Answer segment from the official State Dept. transcript.
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Kerry: Mexico and Canada can help in Cuba negotiations
Mexico and Canada can help the United States reestablish relations with Cuba, said Secretary of State John Kerry in Boston on Saturday, after meeting with the foreign ministers of the…
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Canada hurries to regain momentum in Cuba trade
Canadian businesses are suddenly scrambling not to squander the head start they had in Cuba after the Soviet pullout, now that Cuba and the United States are essaying renewed relations,…
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Fidel’s son invites Coca-Cola and McDonald’s to Cuba
Alex Castro Soto del Valle, one of Fidel Castro's sons, said this week that Coca-Cola beverages and McDonald's fast-food restaurants are welcome in Cuba.
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Senators introduce bill allowing free travel to Cuba
Eight U.S. senators -- four of them Democrats, four Republicans -- on Thursday introduced a bill that would allow American citizens to travel to Cuba without restrictions.
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