Secretary’s Message to the Cuban People
Today, we recognize the strength and diversity of the Cuban people and their many contributions to the world. We celebrate the strong bonds between our…
Sanctioning Cuban Security Forces in Response to Violent Repression of Protests
Starting on July 11, tens of thousands of Cubans in dozens of cities and towns throughout their country took to the streets to peacefully demand…
United States and Concerned Nations Stand Together for the Cuban People
Beginning on July 11, tens of thousands of Cubans across the island took to the streets to peacefully demand their fundamental freedoms and a better…
Sanctioning Cuban Police in Response to Violent Repression of Peaceful Protests
On July 22, the United States imposed sanctions on the leader of Cuba’s military and on the Cuban Ministry of the Interior’s Special National Brigade…
Sanctioning Cuban Officials in Response to Violence against Peaceful Protestors
In recent weeks, the United States imposed sanctions on Cuban military and security leaders and units in response to the Cuban regime’s violent suppression of…
Sanctioning Cuban Officials in Response to Violence against Peaceful Protestors
The United States has imposed additional sanctions on Cuban military and security leaders in response to the Cuban regime’s continued violent suppression of freedoms of…
Repression and Mass Arrests of Peaceful Cuban Protestors
Starting on July 11, tens of thousands of Cubans in dozens of cities and towns throughout their country took to the streets to peacefully demand…
The U.S. Government Supports the Cuban People’s Ability to Demonstrate
The United States strongly condemns the Cuban regime’s decision to deny permission for peaceful protests to take place on November 15. By refusing to allow these…
The Art-tivist Movement in Cuba: One Year and No Dialogue
It has been one year since nearly 300 artists and activists gathered and demonstrated for freedom of expression at the gates of the Ministry of…
Announcement of Visa Restrictions Against Cuban Officials
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE NOVEMBER 30, 2021 In the wake of the Cuban regime’s actions targeting peaceful demonstrators on November 15,…
Denunciation of Cuban Government’s Response to Peaceful Demonstrations
PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 16, 2021 The United States commends the courage and will of the Cuban people who stood in the…
Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Cuba’s November 15 Protests
NOVEMBER 15, 2021 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES This July, the world watched as Cubans bravely took to the streets in historic protests, asserting their rights…
Calling for Respect for Human Rights and Peaceful Demonstrations in Cuba on November 15
In July, the people of Cuba bravely and spontaneously took to the streets to demand change from their government: respect for human rights, greater freedom…
Request for Quotations: News Media Monitoring Services
The United States Embassy in Havana seeks a contractor to provide daily Cuban print, online, television, and radio news broadcast summaries of an agreed-upon range of Cuban and…
United States Places Global Magnitsky Sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior and Its Minister
Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior (MININT) and Minister of Interior General Lazaro Alberto Álvarez Casas for their…
U.S. Announces Designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
The State Department has designated Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism for repeatedly providing support for acts of international terrorism in granting safe harbor…
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With David Rubenstein of Bloomberg News
QUESTION: Hello. We’re here today with Mike Pompeo, the 70th Secretary of State. And we’re beginning the new year with a conversation with him. Mr.…
Removing the Cuban Military’s Grip from Cuba’s Banking Sector
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 1, 2021 Today, the Department of State is announcing the addition of Banco Financiero International S.A.…
