As the November 8, 2022, midterm election approaches, U.S. Embassy Havana encourages voters overseas to return their completed ballots as early as possible. Eligible voters can return ballots in several ways: Some states allow you to return your completed ballot by email or fax. Please check with your state election website for details. If your state ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 August, 2022 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Absentee Ballots, American Citizen, American Citizen Services, Elections, Eligible Voters, Midterm Election, Voters
Hurricane season in Cuba normally runs from June to November. It includes heavy rains, and possible flash floods and landslides. Hurricanes may result in disruption of power, communications, water supplies, and potentially flights to and from Cuba. If you plan to travel to Cuba during hurricane season you should consider the following preparations: Sign up ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 August, 2022 | Topics: Exclude, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Hurricane, Hurricane Season, Weather
Location: Worldwide Event: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for
Monkeypox in Multiple Countries . The World Health Organization has determined the multi-country outbreak of
monkeypox is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (
click here to view the WHO’s determination ). Actions to Take:
Travelers should AVOID : Close contact with sick people, including those with skin lesions or ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 August, 2022 | Topics: Alert | Tags: Health Alert, Monkeypox
On July 31, 2022, the United States conducted a precision counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy and successor as leader of al-Qa’ida. Al- Zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, and had continued to urge his followers to attack ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 August, 2022 | Topics: Alert
One year after the July 11, 2021 protests in Cuba, the United States recognizes the determination and courage of the Cuban people as they continue to fight for respect for human rights and persevere through repression during a historic year.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 August, 2022 | Topics: News
Cuba (Tier 3) The Government of Cuba does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Cuba remained on Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 July, 2022 | Topics: News, Reports
The Department of State has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on 28 Cuban officials pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 5377.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 9 July, 2022 | Topics: News
Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, Members of the press and independent civil society, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends all, Good evening and welcome. It is a real honor and pleasure to have you all here in person! This is the first Independence Day celebration to be held at our Residence in three years. It ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 July, 2022 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, News
The United States is deeply concerned by the ongoing harsh sentencing of political protesters in Cuba, and we will continue to work with our partners around the world to demonstrate our collective support for the rights of Cubans who are unjustly detained.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 July, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, News
Location: Cuba, countrywide Event: End of Use of Expired U.S. Passports for Return of U.S. Citizens to the United States. U.S. citizens will no longer be allowed to use their expired U.S. passport for direct return to the United States after June 30, 2022. Actions to Take: If you are overseas, after June 30, you ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 June, 2022 | Topics: Alert, News
The Department of State has taken steps to impose visa restrictions on five Cuban officials pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 5377, which suspends nonimmigrant entry into the United States of officers and employees of the Cuban government. These five officials are connected to unfair trials and unjust sentencing and imprisonment of peaceful July 11, 2021, protesters. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 June, 2022 | Topics: News
Location: Cuba, Countrywide Event: As of June 12, 2022, the CDC order requiring all persons to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the United States, is rescinded. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on June 12, 2022, the CDC will no longer require air travelers to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 June, 2022 | Topics: Alert
Q: Which immigrant visa categories will be scheduled in Havana? There are two broad categories of family-based immigrant visas: Immediate Relative and Family Preference. Immediate relative visas require a close family relationship with a U.S. citizen, including a spouse, child under 21, or parent. As of May 2022, parents of U.S. citizens, or IR-5 visa ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 9 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Visas
Location: Western Cuba, including the Isla de la Juventud Event: Potential Tropical Cyclone The U.S. National Hurricane Center advises that as of 4:00 a.m. on Friday, June, 3, 2022, a tropical storm warning is in effect for western Cuba, and a tropical storm watch is in effect for the Isla de la Juventud. Heavy rain ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 June, 2022 | Topics: Alert
The Spokesperson for the Department of State, Ned Price stated on May 16 that “…we will reinstate the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (CFRP) and further increase consular services and visa processing, making it possible for more Cubans to reunite with their families in the United States through regular immigration channels.” Please note, however, that ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 May, 2022 | Topics: News
PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MAY 16, 2022 The Administration’s policy towards Cuba continues to focus first and foremost on support for the Cuban people, including their human rights and their political and economic well-being. Today, the Administration announced measures to further support the Cuban people, providing them additional tools to pursue a life ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Location: Havana, Cuba Event: U.S. Embassy Havana is closely following reports of an explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Old Havana on May 6, 2022. Initial reports indicate that it is linked to an accidental gas leak. We will continue to provide information to U.S. citizens in the area through Alerts, our Embassy website, and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 May, 2022 | Topics: Alert
The U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana is a regional immigrant visa processing center for applicants from Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Cuba. We heard the calls to increase immigrant visa processing in Guyana due to extended visa wait times as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent months, the U.S. Embassy in Guyana has ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 April, 2022 | Topics: News
Q. Is the U.S. Embassy in Havana open for visa processing? In May 2022, the U.S. Embassy in Havana will resume limited immigrant visa processing by prioritizing applicants in the IR-5 (parent of U.S. citizen) category. This change is part of the broader expansion of the Embassy’s functions to facilitate diplomatic and civil society engagement ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 April, 2022 | Topics: News
Last updated: May 3, 2022 Thank you for your interest in consular services and travel to the United States! Many services are now available, and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we prepare to resume others. For information on the limited resumption of immigrant visa services, please
read more here . The current status of services at ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 March, 2022 | Topics: News
Location: Cuba, countrywide Event: Extension of Direct Return to the United States with Certain Expired U.S. Passports If you are overseas and your U.S. passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your expired passport to return directly to the United States until June 30, 2022. You qualify to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 March, 2022 | Topics: Alert
Cuba – Level 3 – Reconsider Travel Reconsider travel to Cuba due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Cuba due to demonstrable and sometimes debilitating injuries to members of our diplomatic community resulting in the drawdown of embassy staff. Read the Department of State’s
COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
CDC ) has issued a Level ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 March, 2022 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba, countrywide Event: The Government of Cuba announced additional entry requirements, effective January 5: All individuals ages 13 and older traveling to Cuba by air must present proof of COVID-19 vaccination and proof of a negative COVID-19 test (RT-PCR), performed no later than 72 hours before the trip. Random surveillance of airport arrivals will be increased, starting with COVID-19 (RT-PCR) testing for travelers ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 January, 2022 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba, countrywide Event: On December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a one-day COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers over age two coming to the United States. Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United States must show a negative pre-departure COVID-19 viral test taken the day before they board their flight to the United ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 December, 2021 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: On November 26, the White House announced a travel restriction for certain travelers physically present within the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of South Africa, and the Republic of Zimbabwe due to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 December, 2021 | Topics: Alert
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 two peoples, as well as the diverse backgrounds and ideas of Cuban artists, entrepreneurs, religious leaders, human rights defenders and advocates for equality, journalists, and environmentalists– just a few of the many people in Cuba with a strong voice and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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 respect for their fundamental freedoms and a better future. In response, the Cuban regime violently repressed the protests, arresting hundreds of demonstrators simply for exercising their human rights of freedom ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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 future. The Cuban government responded with violence. Today, democracies around the world are
coming together to support the Cuban people, calling on the Cuban government to respect Cubans’ demands for universal human ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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 in response to Cuban security forces’ violent suppression of peaceful protesters. Today, the United States is announcing additional sanctions in connection with the Cuban regime’s repression of the peaceful protests ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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 peaceful protesters on and after July 11. Today, we are enacting additional sanctions in connection with this repression. We take this action pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which builds upon ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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 expression and peaceful assembly in the days and weeks following the protests on and after July 11. The United States designated Andres Laureano Gonzalez Brito, Chief of the Central Army ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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 respect for their human rights and fundamental freedoms. In response, Cuban security forces violently repressed the protests, arresting hundreds of demonstrators simply for exercising their rights of freedom of expression ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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 demonstrations, the Cuban regime clearly demonstrates that it is unwilling to honor or uphold the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Cubans. The Cuban regime’s denial comes after it announced ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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 Culture in Havana. Inspired by the peaceful and unprecedented protests of the San Isidro Movement, the artists called for artistic and personal freedoms in Cuba, and for the Cuban government ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2021 | Topics: News
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, the Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on nine Cuban officials implicated in attempts to silence the voices of the Cuban people through repression and unjust detentions. The Department implemented ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 30 November, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases
Event: Enrolling and Updating Your Information in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) The U.S. Embassy in Havana is conducting its annual verification of STEP enrollments. Please
log in to your STEP account to verify that your profile, phone numbers, email address, travel dates, and travel plans in Cuba are current. If you are unable to make those changes yourself, you may contact the U.S. Embassy via ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 November, 2021 | Topics: Alert
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 face of government repression to make their voices heard yesterday. The Cuban regime again blocked the voices of the Cuban people rather than listen to them, forgoing opportunities for dialogue and positive change for ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 November, 2021 | Topics: News
NOVEMBER 15, 2021 •
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES This July, the world watched as Cubans bravely took to the streets in historic protests, asserting their rights to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly. In advance of peaceful demonstrations planned for today, the Cuban regime predictably deployed a set piece of harsh prison sentences, sporadic arrests, intimidation tactics, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 November, 2021 | Topics: Events, News
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 of expression, and an end to economic mismanagement by an authoritarian regime that has failed to meet their most basic needs. The Cuban regime responded with violence, censorship, arrests, and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 November, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Location: Cuba Event: Media report peaceful protests are planned on November 15, 2021, for multiple locations throughout Cuba. U.S. Embassy Havana reminds all U.S. citizens of our recommendation to avoid all demonstrations due to their unpredictable nature. We also advise U.S. citizens to avoid all large gatherings of people. Even peaceful demonstrations and large gatherings have the potential to become unpredictable without warning. Actions to Take: Avoid ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 November, 2021 | Topics: Alert
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 international media outlets. The report must be delivered by e-mail every day no later than 7:00 a.m. Havana time. Interested parties should contact
HavanaMedia@state.gov as soon as possible for additional information. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 November, 2021 | Topics: Commercial Opportunities, News
COVID-19 Testing Facilities in Cuba Updated May 26, 2022 Province / Provincia COVID-19 Testing Facility / Centros de Pruebas COVID-19 Phone Number / Número Telefónico Havana Siboney Clinic Address: Ave. 17 no. 20005 e/ 200 y 202, Siboney, Playa, Havana 7-2719342 / 7-2711123 Havana Camilo Cienfuegos International Clinic Address: Calle L #151 e/ Linea y 13, Vedado, Havana 7-8333886 /7-8333539 / 7-83255557-8325555 Havana Comodoro Hotel Address: Calle ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 October, 2021 | Topics: U.S. Citizen Services
Location: Havana and western Cuba Event: The U.S. National Hurricane Center advises that as of 11:00 a.m. (Havana time) a Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio and Artemisa, and the Isle of Youth. A Tropical Storm Warning is also in effect for the Cuban provinces of Matanzas, Mayabeque, and Havana. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 August, 2021 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: In the wake of recent demonstrations in Havana and throughout Cuba, U.S. Embassy Havana reminds all U.S. citizens of our recommendation to avoid all demonstrations due to their unpredictable nature. Avoid large gatherings. Even peaceful demonstrations and large gatherings have the potential to become unpredictable without warning. In Havana, U.S government personnel are ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 July, 2021 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The National Hurricane Center advises that Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to move away from the southern portion of Haiti early Sunday, and move near Jamaica and portions of eastern Cuba later Sunday morning. By Monday, Elsa is expected to move across central and western Cuba and head toward the Florida Straits. Maximum sustained ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 July, 2021 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The National Hurricane Center advises that Tropical Storm Elsa is headed towards the Eastern Caribbean. Winds are currently 45 mph and may strengthen as the storm proceeds. Tropical storm conditions are expected beginning early Friday in portions of the Windward and southern Leeward Islands. Elsa is then expected to move into the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 July, 2021 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert – Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs (January 15, 2021) Location: Worldwide – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has signed an order requiring all airline passengers traveling to the United States, including U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 viral test or recovery from COVID-19. Event: Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 19 January, 2021 | Topics: Alert
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 connection to serious human rights abuse under Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. MININT is designated for being responsible for, complicit ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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 to terrorists. The Trump Administration has been focused from the start on denying the Castro regime the resources it uses to oppress its people at home, and countering its malign ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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. Secretary, thank you very much for giving us time today. SECRETARY POMPEO: David, it’s great to be with you. Happy New Year to you. QUESTION: So did you get any ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
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. (BFI) to the Cuba Restricted List, effective upon publication in early January. BFI is a Cuban military-controlled commercial bank that benefits directly from financial transactions at the expense of the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 21, 2020 Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added three Cuban military-owned companies to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). All property and interests in property of these entities that are in the United States or in the possession or control of persons ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
U.S Department of the Treasury Press Releases December 18, 2020 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Ex-Cle Soluciones Biometricas C.A. (Ex-Cle C.A.) for materially supporting the illegitimate President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Moros, including by providing goods and services that the Maduro regime used to carry ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
When will the embassy reopen? The embassy has remained open to provide emergency and mission-critical visa services throughout the pandemic. Our first priority continues to be American citizen services. In September 2020, we resumed scheduling nonimmigrant and immigrant visa interview appointments, giving priority to certain
categories of visas . Appointments for some categories of routine visas, including visitor ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The U.S. government strongly condemns the Cuban regime’s harassment of activists peacefully protesting the imprisonment of human rights defender Denis Solís González. We urge the Cuban government to dismiss this unjust sentence and release him without condition. The regime has repeatedly targeted Mr. Solís González, a musician and member of the San Isidro Movement (MSI) ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 24, 2020 Yesterday, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action to remove Cuba’s military from the process of sending remittances to Cuba. Once these changes to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) are effective, persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction will no longer be authorized to process remittances to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
In 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council due to its well-established pattern of anti-Israel bias and membership rules that allow the election of the world’s worst human rights abusers to seats on the Council. Prior to making this decision, and after our exit, the United States ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 October, 2020 | Topics: News
Today, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Cuban national Luis Alberto Rodríguez López-Calleja (also known as López-Callejas) to OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. Rodríguez López-Calleja is the head of the Cuban military-owned conglomerate Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA). All assets, property, and interests of property of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Today, the Department of State is adding American International Services (AIS) to the Cuba Restricted List. AIS is a financial institution controlled by the Cuban military that processes remittances sent to the Cuban people. The Cuban military also uses AIS, its parent company FINCIMEX, and other entities to charge fees and manipulate the remittance and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 28 September, 2020 | Topics: News
U.S. Department of State For Immediate Release September 23, 2020 SPECIAL BRIEFING VIA TELEPHONE September 23, 2020 The Miami Hub Moderator: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State. I would like to welcome our participants who have dialed in from the United States and across the region. This is an on-the-record conference call ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
U.S Department of State Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State September 23, 2020 Today, the Department of State is announcing the creation of the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations (CPA) List. The CPA List includes 433 properties that are owned or controlled by the Cuban regime or certain well-connected insiders. The Treasury Department’s Office of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
U.S Department of the Treasury Press Releases September 23, 2020 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement the President’s foreign policy to deny the Cuban regime sources of revenue. The changes restrict lodging at certain properties in Cuba; importing ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
COVID-19 Information Location: Havana Event: On September 1, new COVID related restrictions were imposed in the province of Havana by the local government. The new restrictive measures are related to the movement of people and vehicles, and the sale of products. The new measures include a daily curfew from 7pm until 5am, reduced operating hours ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 September, 2020 | Topics: Alert
The U.S. Government is gratified to see independent journalist Roberto de Jesús Quiñones reunited with his family after a year of undue suffering as a prisoner of conscience in Cuba. However, we repeat our strong condemnation of his unjust imprisonment for the simple act of doing his job. On August 7, 2019, the Cuban regime ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases
Location: Havana Event: On September 1, new COVID related restrictions will be imposed in the province of Havana by the local government. The new restrictive measures are related to the movement of people and vehicles, and the sale of products. The new measures include a daily curfew from 7pm until 5am, reduced operating hours for ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 August, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News, Press Releases
Today, I requested that the Department of Transportation suspend private charter flights to all Cuban airports, including Havana. This action will suspend all charter flights between the United States and Cuba over which the Department of Transportation exercises jurisdiction, except for authorized public charter flights to and from Havana and other authorized private charter flights ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 August, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News, Press Releases
Location: Cuba The U.S. Department of State updated the
Travel Advisory for Cuba on August 6, 2020. Do not travel to Cuba due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Cuba due to demonstrable and sometimes debilitating injuries to members of our diplomatic community resulting in the drawdown of embassy staff. Read the Department of State’s
COVID-19 page before you plan any ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 August, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy has individually notified all confirmed travelers for a JetBlue charter flight departing from Havana to Ft. Lauderdale on August 4. No individuals other than those already booked for this flight will be able to board. The Embassy will continue to explore options for repatriation of U.S. citizens who are ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, July 22, 2022 Location: Cuba Event: Since April 1, the U.S. Embassy has facilitated the repatriation of nearly 2,000 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. On June 5, the Cuban government extended the closure of the airport until at least August 1. In ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert
As someone who has lived on the island and watched how the Cuban Communist regime portrays its medical missions program for several years, I regularly read articles about Cuba sending doctors and nurses overseas to fight COVID-19 with interest. I am compelled to comment because many articles present a case that skirts significant facts while ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy has individually notified all confirmed travelers for a JetBlue charter flight departing from Havana to Ft. Lauderdale on July 21. No individuals other than those already booked for this flight will be able to board. The Embassy will continue to explore options for repatriation of U.S. citizens who are ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert
JULY 15, 2020 The United States government welcomes the Pan American Health Organization’s decision to initiate an independent review of its role in the Mais Medicos program, pursuant to which PAHO provided well over a billion dollars to Cuba. The United States and other key PAHO member states have actively worked with PAHO leadership to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy has individually notified all confirmed travelers for a JetBlue charter flight departing from Havana to Ft. Lauderdale on July 14. No individuals other than those already booked for this flight will be able to board. The Embassy will continue to explore options for repatriation of U.S. citizens who are ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy has individually notified all confirmed travelers for a JetBlue charter flight departing from Havana to Ft. Lauderdale on July 10. No individuals other than those already booked for this flight will be able to board. The Embassy will continue to explore options for repatriation of U.S. citizens who are ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert
U.S. Independence Day 2020 Remarks by U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Mara Tekach in Havana, Cuba July 4, 2020 “Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Leviticus 25:10 is inscribed in the Liberty Bell, the iconic United States symbol of Liberty. U.S. Americans sounded the Liberty Bell in celebration when the U.S. Declaration ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy has individually notified all confirmed travelers for two JetBlue charter flights departing from Havana to Ft. Lauderdale on July 6 and July 10. No individuals other than those already booked for these flights will be able to board. The Embassy will continue to explore options for repatriation of U.S. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Catherine (bottom right), working as a Diplomat in Residence, speaking to graduate students at Florida International University (Photo courtesy of Catherine) Catherine Rodriguez, who leads the Consulate General in Lahore, Pakistan, is a Cuban American who grew up in Miami and has served in a variety of roles in the Foreign Service – both at the Agency for International Development and the Department ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
JUNE 26, 2020 On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we honor and support victims and survivors throughout the world. We observe this day on the anniversary of the date on which the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into effect; 166 countries including ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Location: Cuba Event: Since April 1, the U.S. Embassy has facilitated the repatriation of more than 1,500 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. On June 5, the Cuban government extended the closure of the airport until at least August 1. In addition to the border closure, the Cuban government ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert
JUNE 20, 2020 The United Nations Human Rights Council, now comprised of Venezuela and recently, Cuba and China, has long been and remains a haven for dictators and democracies that indulge them. It is a grave disappointment to those genuinely seeking to advance human dignity. Even so, the Council’s decision to vote yesterday on a ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, June 16, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: Since April 1, the U.S. Embassy has facilitated the repatriation of more than 1,500 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. The U.S. Embassy will close the
TRAVELER INTEREST FORM on Tuesday, June 16 at 11:59 (Eastern Standard Time). If you are a ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Dear José Daniel, The time has come for us to continue our conversation. The only thing which has alleviated my outrage at your unjust detention and mistreatment is the happiness of your family when finally reunited with you. It was a great relief but only a small step toward your final exoneration. What you suffered ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 June, 2020 | Topics: News
Location: Cuba Event: Since April 1, the U.S. Embassy has facilitated the repatriation of more than 1,500 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. On June 5, the Cuban government extended the closure of the airport until at least August 1. In addition to the border closure, the Cuban government declared ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Human rights defender José Daniel Ferrer has spent most of his adult life imprisoned for trying to make Cuba a free nation. Ferrer has worked tirelessly to ensure all Cubans have a voice in the affairs of their own country. The Castro regime has responded by beating and torturing Ferrer, harassing and threatening his family ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: Since April 1, the U.S. Embassy facilitated the repatriation of more than 1,500 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. On June 5, the Cuban Government extended the closure of the airport until at least August 1. The U.S. Embassy will provide ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert
June 5 Update: Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, June 5, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: On June 4, the U.S. Embassy facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. Since the closure of the airport on April 1, the Embassy has repatriated more than ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: On June 4, the U.S. Embassy facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. Since the closure of the airport on April 1, the Embassy has repatriated more than 1,500 American citizens and LPRs. The Embassy will continue to explore options ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert
PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 3, 2020 Today, the United States Government is announcing the addition of seven new subentities to the Cuba Restricted List. These seven subentities disproportionately benefit the Castro dictatorship, a regime which uses the profits from these businesses to oppress the Cuban people and to fund its interference in Venezuela, at the expense ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 June, 2020 | Topics: News
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy has individually notified all confirmed travelers for the two Delta Airlines charter flights departing from Havana to Miami on June 4. The Embassy will continue to explore options for repatriation of U.S. citizens who are not traveling on this flight but wish to return home, however, there are no ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy is individually notifying all confirmed travelers for the Delta Airlines charter flights departing from Havana to Miami on June 4. Due to spacing restrictions, we are not able to accommodate all of the requests that we have received. Those that cannot be provided seats on the flights must continue ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, May 20, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy has individually notified all confirmed travelers for the two charter flights departing from Havana to Miami on Friday, May 22. The Embassy will continue to explore options for repatriation of U.S. citizens who are not traveling on these flights but ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 20, 2020 On Cuban Independence Day, I extend my warm regards and best wishes to the people of Cuba. The United States joins you in celebrating the anniversary of Cuba’s independence, 118 years ago today. The struggle of the Cuban people continues. Your democratic system was ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases
On Cuban Independence Day, we recognize the patriots who fought to liberate Cuba from its colonial oppression and build a society founded on freedom. We continue to stand with the Cuban people as they seek those fundamental rights, and we express our commitment to supporting them as they continue to fight for freedom and democracy. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, May 14, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: On May 13 and 14, the U.S. Embassy facilitated the repatriation of more than 700 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. On May 13, the Cuban Government extended the closure of the airport until at least June ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert, U.S. Citizen Services
Moderator: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Media Hub of the Americas in Miami, Florida. I would like to welcome our participants who have dialed in from the United States and across the region. This is an on-the-record briefing with Ambassador Michael Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Lea ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: News
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, May 13, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. On May 13, the Cuban Government extended the closure of the airport until at least June 30. The U.S. Embassy will ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert, U.S. Citizen Services
Yesterday, the Department of State notified Congress that Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Cuba were certified under Section 40A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act as “not cooperating fully” with U.S. counterterrorism efforts in 2019. This is the first year that Cuba has been certified as not fully cooperating since 2015. This certification prohibits ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 May, 2020 | Topics: News
U.S. Embassy Havana May 12, 2020 PRESS STATEMENT The Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service works closely with law enforcement agencies to protect and maintain the security and safety of foreign missions in the United States. Regarding the events at the Cuban Embassy in Washington DC of April 30, 2020, this is a joint investigation ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy is individually notifying all confirmed travelers for the Delta Airlines charter flights departing from Havana to Miami on May 13 and 14. Due to spacing restrictions, we are not able to accommodate all of the requests that we have received. Those that cannot be provided seats on the flights ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy is working with U.S. airlines in efforts to arrange a humanitarian repatriation flight for U.S. Citizens. We have contacted hundreds of U.S. citizens and eligible Lawful Permanent Residents in Cuba to confirm reservations for an upcoming flight. We continue to do so. Due to spacing restrictions, we are not ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Last updated: 06/10/2022 *** As of 12:01 a.m. EDT on June 12, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will no longer order air passengers to show a negative COVID-19 test result, or show documentation of recovery from COVID-19, prior to boarding a flight to the United States. Of note, CDC’s Order requiring proof ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy is currently working with U.S. airlines in efforts to arrange additional humanitarian repatriation flights for U.S. Citizens. On May 1, 2020, the Cuban Government extended the closure of the airport until at least May 31st. The U.S. Embassy will provide updates on the airport operating status as information becomes ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: On April 24, the U.S. Embassy facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 American citizens and qualified Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to the United States. At this time, we do not anticipate that there will be additional charter flights facilitated by the U.S. Embassy from Cuba to the United States. Due to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, April 22, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy has individually notified all confirmed travelers for the two Delta Airlines charter flights departing from Havana to Miami on Friday, April 24. The Embassy will continue to explore options for repatriation of U.S. citizens who are not traveling on this ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy is working with U.S. airlines in efforts to arrange a humanitarian repatriation flight for U.S. Citizens. We have contacted hundreds of U.S. citizens and eligible Lawful Permanent Residents in Cuba to confirm reservations for an upcoming flight. We continue to do so. Due to spacing restrictions, we are not able ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, April 16, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy is currently working with U.S. airlines in efforts to arrange a humanitarian repatriation flight for U.S. Citizens. On March 20, 2020, the Cuban government decreed that all foreigners without residency in Cuba MUST depart by March 24, 2020. This decree ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, April 15, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy continues to explore all options to address the current travel disruptions. This includes a possible charter flight if commercial flights between the United States and Cuba do not resume in the near future. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED FORMS FOR A ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, U.S. Citizen Services
Location: Cuba Event: Public transportation in Cuba is suspended in Cuba, as of April 11. U.S. citizens should comply with local requirements. These restrictions apply to public transportation in both the state and private sector – to include inter-city bus service and taxis. Urgent mobility needs will be authorized by local officials. U.S. citizens are reminded ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy is exploring all options to address the current travel disruptions. This includes a possible charter flight if commercial flights between the United States and Cuba do not resume in the near future. In preparation for a possible charter flight, U.S. citizens interested in returning to the United States should ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy strongly encourages U.S. citizens to make necessary preparations for an extended stay in Cuba during the quarantine period. Please comply with local quarantine requirements and strictly follow local authorities. On April 2, the Cuban government suspended the arrival and departure of all international flights. They have not announced a date on ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Location: Cuba Event: On April 2, the Cuban government will suspend the arrival and departure of all international flights. U.S. citizens in Cuba who normally live in the United States should arrange for immediate return with American Airlines today or be prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. U.S. Citizens with upcoming travel plans ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy in Cuba continues to actively assist American citizens in Cuba, and urges all U.S. citizens to work with airlines immediately to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. U.S. citizens in Cuba who normally live in the United States should arrange for immediate return home or be prepared ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, March 30, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy in Cuba continues to actively assist American citizens in Cuba, and urges all U.S. citizens to work with airlines immediately to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. U.S. citizens in Cuba who normally live in the United ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 30 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy in Cuba continues to actively assist American citizens in Cuba and urges all U.S. citizens to work with airlines immediately to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. According to current information, the last scheduled flight on United Airlines direct to the United States from Cuba will be on ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy in Cuba continues to actively assist American citizens in Cuba, and urges all U.S. citizens to work with airlines immediately to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. According to current information, the last scheduled flight on United Airlines direct to the United States from Cuba will be on ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy in Cuba is actively assisting American citizens and urges all U.S. citizens to work with airlines immediately to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. American Airlines, United, and JetBlue all report available flights from Havana with the following schedule changes. United Airlines has cancelled its Havana-Newark flight, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, March 25, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy in Cuba is actively assisting American citizens and urges all U.S. citizens to work with airlines immediately to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. American Airlines, United, and JetBlue all report available flights from Havana to the U.S. as of March 25. The Embassy has received reports of delays at José ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
U.S Department of State Press Statement Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson March 24, 2020 The Department of State is rising to meet the historic challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, every day, all over the world. We have no higher duty than to protect American citizens, and have launched an unprecedented global effort to bring home ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 March, 2020 | Topics: News
Special Briefing Office Of The Spokesperson March 23, 2020 MODERATOR ONE: Okay, at the end of the opening remarks, if you want to ask a question, please send me a text message at [redacted] and I will add you to the queue. With that, I’ll turn it over to [Moderator Two]. MODERATOR TWO: Hey, everybody. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, March 24, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The U.S. Embassy in Cuba is actively assisting American citizens and urges all U.S. citizens to work with airlines immediately to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. Beginning March 24, all tourists in Cuba will be quarantined inside hotels or home-stay locations, until they have secured travel outside of Cuba, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Location: Cuba Event: On March 20, the Government of Cuba announced the closure of its borders to non-Cuban residents. Beginning March 24, the Cuban government will introduce strict entry controls at all airports and seaports. The new controls will allow entry into Cuba only of Cuban citizens and foreign residents of Cuba. All non-Cuban citizens should depart the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 20, 2020 I congratulate Luis Almagro on his re-election as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). Under his principled leadership, which the member-states have now renewed, the United States will continue to work with our partners at the OAS to promote and defend ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 March, 2020 | Topics: News
Location: Cuba Event: Suspension of routine U.S. citizen services due to local COVID-19-related preventative measures and limited staffing. The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy Havana is suspending routine U.S. citizen services effective March 16, 2020. Applicants with appointments already scheduled will receive email correspondence when routine services resume. As a result, the Consular Section of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. In countries where commercial departure options remain available, U.S. citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Exclude
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, March 13, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The government of Cuba has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Travelers should be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effect with little or no advance notice. On March 12, the Cuban Ministry of Health ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba, March 13, 2020 Location: Cuba Event: The government of Cuba has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Travelers should be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effect with little or no advance notice. On March 12, the Cuban Ministry of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert
MARCH 11, 2020 Secretary Michael R. Pompeo will deliver on-camera remarks on the release of the 2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State. Assistant Secretary Robert Destro of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor will ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Remarks to women civil society leaders in Cuba Chargé d’ Affaires Mara Tekach Chief of Mission Residence March 9, 2020 Welcome to the United States Embassy’s commemoration of women civil society leaders in Cuba, heroines who personify the democratic values critical to a vibrant social order. As a matter of policy, the United States firmly ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 March, 2020 | Topics: News
Chargé d’ Affaires Mara Tekach U.S. Embassy Havana International Women’s day March 6, 2020, Chief of Mission Residence Welcome to the United States Embassy commemoration of women of courage in which we honor Cuba’s Ladies in White. You epitomize what it means to be valiant in the face of overwhelming repression. We are all Ladies ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 March, 2020 | Topics: News
U.S Department of State Media Note Office of the Spokesperson March 3, 2020 2020 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo to Honor Awardees on March 4, 2020 with Special Remarks by First Lady of the United States Melania Trump On Wednesday, March 4, Secretary of State Michael R. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 March, 2020 | Topics: News
An Open Letter to the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cuba His Excellency Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba Havana Minister Rodriguez: Cuban human rights defender Jose Daniel Ferrer has endured more than 100 days of unjust imprisonment and repeatedly has been dragged, chained, beaten, and burned ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 February, 2020 | Topics: News
President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address to the Congress of the United States The White House Office of the Press Secretary Washington, D.C. February 4, 2020 [Excerpts related to foreign policy] * * * * One of the single biggest promises I made to the American people was to replace the disastrous ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 February, 2020 | Topics: News
Delivering Life-Saving Humanitarian Relief to Venezuelans in Need U.S. Department of State Fact Sheet Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration February 4, 2020 Since 2017, the United States has provided over $656 million in aid to the Venezuela crisis, of which nearly $473 million is humanitarian assistance for the close to 4.8 million Venezuelans who ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 February, 2020 | Topics: News
Location: Havana, Cuba Event: There is an ongoing outbreak of pneumonia first identified in Wuhan, China, caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. As of January 27, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) has reported no cases of novel coronavirus in Cuba. MINSAP reports implementation of additional sanitary control measures at the border and ports of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 January, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Miami, Florida Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport West Hotel QUESTION: Thank you for doing this, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY POMPEO: Great to be with you. Thank you. QUESTION: One year after imposing sanctions on the Maduro regime and the Cuban Government, they haven’t changed course. So can you say ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 January, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba, U.S. Secretary of State
SPEECH
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE KINGSTON, JAMAICA JANUARY 22, 2020 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone. I was standing back there; I heard a “amen.” What better way to be welcomed to the stage? (Laughter.) Thank you, Madam Foreign Minister, for that kind introduction. I’m delighted to be here. My first trip here as Secretary of State; it’s my ninth trip ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 January, 2020 | Topics: Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State
FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 21, 2020 “The relationship between the United States and Costa Rica is grounded in our mutual commitment to democracy, security, and prosperity. Costa Rica continues to be a regional model of democracy and respect for human rights, as well as a leader in the fight against transnational crime and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 January, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
U.S Department of State Readout
Office of the Spokesperson January 21, 2020 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met yesterday with Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo on the margins of the Counter Terrorism Ministerial in Bogota, Colombia. Secretary Pompeo and Foreign Minister Araujo highlighted our close partnership in the global ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 January, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Link to source: https://www.state.gov/the-oas-revival/ U.S Department of State Speech
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Organization of American States January 17, 2020 The OAS Revival SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. I want to thank the Permanent Council Chair from Guyana for honoring the United States request to speak today. And I’d also like to recognize the OAS’s superb Secretary General, Luis ...
Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 January, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
Press Statement
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State January 16, 2020 Today, the United States Senate passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, also known as the USMCA, bringing us one step closer to fulfilling President Trump’s promise to modernize and update trade agreements. Mexico has ratified the USMCA, and we now look forward to the Canadian Parliament’s consideration of this agreement. The ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 January, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases
U.S Department of State Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State January 10, 2020 United States Further Restricts Air Travel to Cuba Today, at my request, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) suspended until further notice all public charter flights between the United States and Cuban destinations other than Havana’s José Martí International Airport. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 January, 2020 | Topics: News
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Served: January 10, 2020 NOTICE By this Notice, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department) (1) suspends the authority granted to all public charter operators that authorizes public charter flights between any point in the United States and any point in Cuba, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 January, 2020 | Topics: News
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Havana (January 6, 2020) Location: Cuba Event: Heightened Middle East Tensions There is heightened tension in the Middle East that may result in security risks to U.S. citizens abroad. The Embassy will continue to review the security situation and will provide additional information as needed. Actions to Take: Keep a ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 January, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary MICHAEL R. POMPEO January 5, 2020 The United States Congratulates Interim President Juan Guaido on His Re-Election as President of the National Assembly On behalf of the United States, I congratulate Juan Guaido on his re-election as president of the Venezuelan National ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 January, 2020 | Topics: News
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by the Department of Defense JAN. 2, 2020 At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. General Soleimani was actively developing plans to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 January, 2020 | Topics: News
Public Designation of Leopoldo Cintra Frias Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights Press Statement
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary Of State JANUARY 2, 2020 The Department is publicly designating Leopoldo Cintra Frias, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (MINFAR), under Section 7031(c) of the FY 2019 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, due ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 January, 2020 | Topics: News
Statement From Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Jonathan Hoffman DEC. 29, 2019 In response to repeated Kata’ib Hizbollah (KH) attacks on Iraqi bases that host Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) coalition forces, U.S. forces have conducted precision defensive strikes against five KH facilities in Iraq and Syria that will degrade KH’s ability to conduct future ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 30 December, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S Department of state Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State December 20, 2019 United States Takes Action Against Violators of Religious Freedom The protection of religious freedom is a top Trump Administration foreign policy priority. Persecution and discrimination on the basis of religion or belief exists in every region of the world. The ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 December, 2019 | Topics: News
In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to identify common rights and freedoms for all people in all nations. An American, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, chaired the UN Human Rights Commission that drafted this landmark document. Chairwoman Roosevelt needed only to look at our own deep ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
A specter is haunting the Western Hemisphere – the specter of democracy. Editorial by Michael Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Sometimes-violent protests have recently filled the streets of cities across the Americas. Some critics once again seek to cast the United States as a convenient foil, using an outdated Cold ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 December, 2019 | Topics: News
The United States Takes Action Against the Movement of Venezuelan Oil to Cuba PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 3, 2019 On December 3, the United States identified six PDVSA-owned vessels, pursuant to E.O. 13884 or 13850, being used by the former Maduro regime to ship oil to Cuba. In addition, the Esperanza was ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 December, 2019 | Topics: News
Press Release December 3, 2019 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified six vessels as blocked property of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13884, which blocks the property and interests in property of the Government of Venezuela. Additionally, OFAC identified the vessel Esperanza as ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 December, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO November 22, 2019 Cuban Government Allegations of Political Interference Against U.S. Chargé d’Affaires The U.S. government strongly condemns the Castro regime’s accusations against our Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Mara Tekach. The regime has launched ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 November, 2019 | Topics: News
Public Designation of Julio Cesar Gandarilla Bermejo under Section 7031(c) of the FY 2019 Department of State, Foreign Operations List 11/16/2019 05:45 PM EST Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State The Department is publicly designating Julio Cesar Gandarilla Bermejo, Minister of Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior (MININT), under Section 7031(c) of the FY 2019 Department ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 November, 2019 | Topics: News
State Department Updates the Cuba Restricted List PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE NOVEMBER 15, 2019 Today, I am announcing an update to the Cuba Restricted List to add five sub-entities owned by the Cuban military to the list of entities with which direct financial transactions are generally prohibited. On November 16th, Cuba commemorates Havana’s 500th anniversary. Havana was once ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 November, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S Department of State Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State November 5, 2019 The United States Takes Action Against Former Maduro Regime Officials and Strengthens International Efforts On November 5, the United States identified five members of the former Maduro regime and took action against them under the authority of Executive Order (E.O.) ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 November, 2019 | Topics: News
Location: Announced gathering point at, but not limited to, the Convention Center in Havana. Event: A series of gatherings in protest of U.S. policies will be held from November 1-3 at the Havana Convention Center adjacent to the Palco Hotel in the Playa neighborhood in Havana. The gatherings will commence at 9:00 am and continue ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 November, 2019 | Topics: Alert
At the request of the Secretary of State, the U.S. Department of Transportation suspended until further notice scheduled air service between the United States and Cuban international airports other than Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport to prevent the Cuban regime from profiting from U.S. air travel. U.S. air carriers will have 45 days to discontinue ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 October, 2019 | Topics: News
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 18, 2019 The U.S. government strongly condemns the Cuban regime’s unconscionable detainment of human rights defender José Daniel Ferrer, founder of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU). We call on the Castro regime to immediately disclose Mr. Ferrer’s location and condition, to treat him humanely, and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 19 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The UN High Commissioner report on Human Rights issued this past July documented egregious human rights abuses of the former Maduro regime in Venezuela. It is sadly no surprise that Maduro shamelessly sought a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in an effort to block any limit to his repressive control of the Venezuelan ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 October, 2019 | Topics: News
Registration for the Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021) has already begun. Be on the lookout for frauds that include payment requests. Don’t be a victim of scam or deception! The DV program does not notify you by email, nor does it request payment prior to the consular interview. Follow the official instructions here:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html .
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: News
The United States and the Holy See: Partners in Advancing Religious Freedom, Combatting Human Trafficking, and Promoting Human Rights Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson October 3, 2019 Secretary Pompeo traveled to Vatican City from October 2-3, where he met with Pope Francis, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Secretary for Relations with ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 October, 2019 | Topics: News
Visa Actions Against Cuban Officials Exploiting Cuban Doctors 09/30/2019 05:27 PM EDT The State Department is imposing visa restrictions under the Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(a)(3)(C) on Cuban officials responsible for certain exploitative and coercive labor practices as part of Cuba’s overseas medical missions program. Profiting from the work of the Cuban doctors has ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 October, 2019 | Topics: News
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Friday, September 27, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
www.justice.gov/news Cuban Citizen Sentenced for Making False Statements on an Application for Lawful Permanent Residence and for Theft of Government Funds WASHINGTON – A Cuban citizen and high-ranking official in the Cuban government living in Miami, Florida, was sentenced to six months in ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 October, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S Department of State Press Statement Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson September 24, 2019 United States Takes Action Against Entities and Vessels Operating in Venezuela’s Oil Sector On September 24, the United States designated four companies that operate in Venezuela’s oil sector as sanctioned, and identified as blocked property four vessels associated with this activity. This action ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 September, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S Department of the Treasury Press Releases September 24, 2019 Treasury Further Targets Entities and Vessels Moving Venezuelan Oil to Cuba Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four entities that operate in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13850. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 September, 2019 | Topics: News
By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 September, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States
The Department of State today notified the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the United States requires the imminent departure of two members of Cuba’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations for abusing their privileges of residence. This is due to their attempts to conduct influence operations against the United States. In addition to the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 19 September, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO September 15, 2019 International Day of Democracy On this International Day of Democracy, we reflect on our nation’s unwavering commitment to the unalienable rights that create the foundation of our democracy. In the United States, those rights are ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 September, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson September 10, 2019 Religious Freedom in Cuba This past weekend, many in Cuba, and many Cuban Americans, joyfully celebrated the Feast of the Virgin of Charity of Cobre (La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre), the patron saint of Cuba. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 September, 2019 | Topics: News
United States Restricts Remittances and “U-Turn” Transactions to Cuba MEDIA NOTE
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 Today, the Department of the Treasury took action to prevent U.S. remittances to Cuba from enriching Cuban regime insiders and their families and to restrict Cuba’s access to the U.S. financial system. Going forward, U.S. persons are no longer allowed to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 9 September, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Treasury Issues Changes to Strengthen Cuba Sanctions Rules Press Release: September 6, 2019 Contact: Treasury Public Affairs, (202) 622-2960 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement President Trump’s June 2017 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Pompeo August 21, 2019 On the Prosecution of Cuban Journalist Roberto Quinones The U.S. government strongly condemns the prosecution of Roberto Quinones. We call upon the Cuban regime to immediately release Mr. Quinones and to cease their abuse and mistreatment. On April ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 August, 2019 | Topics: News
Visa Actions Against Cuban Officials PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 26, 2019 The Cuban government engages in exploitative and coercive labor practices while it earns money on the backs of its citizens through its overseas medical missions program. To address this labor abuse, the Department has imposed visa restrictions on certain ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 July, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
The State Department has updated the Cuba Restricted List to add four sub-entities owned by the Cuban military. The changes take effect today, July 26, as Cuba celebrates more than 60 years since the start of the Cuban Revolution. Sixty years after Castro promised to improve the lives of the Cuban people, the revolution continues to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 July, 2019 | Topics: News
Press statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State July 5, 2019 On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I congratulate interim President Juan Guaido, the National Assembly, and the people of Venezuela as you celebrate the anniversary of your independence. Once again, the Venezuelan people are besieged by dictatorship, undesired foreign ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
June 27, 2019 Havana, Cuba Members of the diplomatic community, members of Cuba’s civil society, educators and entrepreneurs, I want to begin by thanking the U.S. Embassy Havana team – every one of you has contributed and added a personal touch to today’s celebration. American officers, our Marines, and our Cuban colleagues at the Embassy. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, News
U.S Department of the Treasury Press Releases July 3, 2019 Treasury Targets Cuban Support for the Illegitimate Venezuelan Regime Treasury further removes sanctions on company that has ended its involvement in Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Cubametales, the Cuban state-run oil ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: News
The United States Curtails Cuban Support for Illegitimate Former Maduro Regime MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JULY 3, 2019 Today, the United States removed sanctions on oil shipping company PB Tankers in response to actions it has taken to ensure that its vessels no longer were complicit in supporting the former Maduro regime. Additionally, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: News
Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Kimberly Breier at the Plenary Session of the 49th OAS General Assembly KIMBERLY BREIER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA JUNE 27, 2019 Thank you very much. I’d like to thank President Duque, Secretary General Almagro, and your respective teams for organizing this 49th General Assembly ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 June, 2019 | Topics: News
Maduro Dictatorship Tortures Opponent to Death PRESS STATEMENT MORGAN ORTAGUS, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON WASHINGTON, DC JUNE 30, 2019 The United States condemns the killing and torture of Capitan de Corbeta Rafael Acosta Arévalo, a Venezuelan Naval Officer, who died while in the custody of Maduro’s thugs and their Cuban advisers. We express deepest condolences to his ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 June, 2019 | Topics: News
The United States Sanctions Nicolas Maduro Guerra MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JUNE 28, 2019 Today, the United States imposed sanctions against Nicolas Maduro’s son, Nicolas Ernesto Maduro Guerra (Maduro Guerra), for his role as an official in the illegitimate Maduro regime pursuant to E.O. 13692. Maduro Guerra is a member of the illegitimate ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 June, 2019 | Topics: News
2018 Report on International Religious Freedom: Cuba JUNE 21, 2019 Executive Summary The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion; however, the Cuban Communist Party, through its Office of Religious Affairs (ORA) and the government’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ), continued to control most aspects of religious life. Observers ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Reports
On the Occasion of World Refugee Day U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Pompeo June 20, 2019 On World Refugee Day, we recognize the plight of millions of refugees who have fled their homes due to conflict and persecution, and we reaffirm our commitment to provide life-saving ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 June, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo At the 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report Launch Ceremony U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release June 20, 2019 Excerpts – Remarks Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, D.C. SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Welcome. First, I want to welcome all of the human trafficking survivors in ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 June, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
2019 Trafficking in Persons Report: Cuba June 20, 2019 CUBA: Tier 3 The Government of Cuba does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Cuba was downgraded to Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Reports
Remarks by Vice President Pence at SOUTHCOM Press Conference | Miami, FL NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE Issued on: June 18, 2019 USNS Comfort Miami, Florida 12:52 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Admiral Faller. Thank you for the introduction. And thank you for your great, great lifetime of service and leadership in the United ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 19 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Vice President of the United States
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release June 12, 2019 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland in Washington, D.C. The Secretary and Foreign Minister reiterated their mutual commitment to restoring democracy in Venezuela and Nicaragua. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 June, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Media Note June 4, 2019 United States Restricts Travel & Vessels to Cuba Today, the United States took strong action to prevent U.S. travel to Cuba from enriching the Cuban military, security, and intelligence services by announcing new restrictions on authorized travel and vessels ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 June, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S Department of the Treasury Press Releases June 4, 2019 Treasury and Commerce Implement Changes to Cuba Sanctions Rules WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) unveiled amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement the President’s foreign policy on Cuba. These amendments complement changes ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The White House Statement from the President Issued on: June 1, 2019 As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions that LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 June, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States
The White House Proclamation on National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2019 Issued on: May 31, 2019 During National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we acknowledge the significant ways Caribbean Americans have shaped our culture and heritage. Americans with roots in the Caribbean have greatly enriched our society, contributing to the arts, business, journalism, technology, government, religion, the military, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 June, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson May 27, 2019 The United States condemns the conditions placed on the movement and activities of Cuban human rights activist and political prisoner Dr. Eduardo Cardet. Cuban regime authorities not only unjustly sentenced Dr. Cardet to three years in ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 May, 2019 | Topics: News
Western Hemisphere: Remarks on “A New Era in the Americas” at the 2019 Concordia Americas Summit 05/13/2019 03:30 PM EDT Remarks Kimberly Breier Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Bogota, Colombia May 13, 2019 I am pleased to be with you today and am impressed with how many business, political, and civil society leaders from ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
12 May 10, 2019 Washington – Today, Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, in consultation with Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, and pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, as amended, determined that persons operating in the defense and security sector of the Venezuelan economy may be subject to sanctions. In addition, the Department of the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Remarks by Vice President Pence at the Washington Conference on the Americas U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. May 7, 2019 3:36 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Great. Thank you all. Thank you very much. Thank you, Chairman Gluski. Thank you for that wonderful introduction. To President-Elect Bukele, to Vice President Ramirez, to all the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Vice President of the United States
World Press Freedom Day Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2019 On World Press Freedom Day, we reaffirm our commitment to protecting safety and freedom for members of the press. A free and independent media is indispensable to a vibrant, functioning democracy. Despite some progress, journalists around the world ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: News
OAS Addresses the Destabilizing Role of Russia and Cuba in Venezuela Remarks by Alexis F. Ludwig Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative May 2, 2019 Good morning, and thank you to the panelists for sharing this important information with us today. The United States is committed to advancing democratic governance and strengthening our work with partners in ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: News
Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2019 PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP STANDS FOR DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA “The people of Venezuela are standing for freedom and democracy, and the United States of America is standing right by their side.” – President Donald J. Trump RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY: President Donald J. Trump ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 May, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States
Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Readout May 1, 2019 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo called Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today, May 1, to discuss the situation in Venezuela. The Secretary ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 May, 2019 | Topics: News
Treasury Statement on Restoring Venezuelan Democracy April 30, 2019 Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury issued a statement in support of efforts underway in Venezuela to restore democracy. This statement can be attributed to a Treasury spokesperson: “The United States stands with the Venezuelan people and interim President Juan Guaido in opposition to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 30 April, 2019 | Topics: News
Department of State Updates the Cuba Restricted List Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 24, 2019 The Department of State has updated the Cuba Restricted List with five additional sub-entities owned by the Cuban military. The changes take effect today. The Department will continue to update the list as needed to ensure ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 April, 2019 | Topics: News
AS DELIVERED APRIL 17, 2019 Ambassador Bolton remarks to the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association – Brigade 2506. Thank you, Colonel [Johnny] Lopez de la Cruz, for your kind introduction, and for the invitation to address the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association this afternoon. I am delighted to be here in Miami among such brave ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 April, 2019 | Topics: News
Senior State Department Official U.S. Policy Towards Cuba Background Press Briefing April 17, 2019 Moderator: Good morning, and greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State Media Hub of the Americas in Miami, Florida. I am Lydia Barraza, the Director of the Miami Media Hub and the Spanish-language spokesperson. I would like to welcome ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 April, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Treasury Targets Finances of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s Regime WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Laureano Ortega Murillo, the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, as well as Nicaraguan bank Banco Corporativo SA (BanCorp). Today’s ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 April, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Treasury Sanctions Central Bank of Venezuela and Director of the Central Bank of Venezuela Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Banco Central de Venezuela, or the Central Bank of Venezuela, pursuant to E.O. 13850, as amended, for operating in the financial ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 April, 2019 | Topics: News
Additional Financial Sanctions Against Nicaragua Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 17, 2019 Today, the United States has affirmed its commitment to use all economic and diplomatic tools to promote accountability for the Ortega regime and to support the Nicaraguan people in their quest for freedom. The United States has sanctioned Laureano ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 April, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE April 17, 2019 The United States Sanctions the Central Bank of Venezuela Today, the United States has taken further action to halt the former Maduro regime’s theft of Venezuela’s assets and destruction of the economy. The United States has sanctioned the Central ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 April, 2019 | Topics: News
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2019 President Donald J. Trump Is Taking A Stand For Democracy and Human Rights In the Western Hemisphere “When Venezuela is free, and Cuba is free, and Nicaragua is free, this will become the first free hemisphere in all of human history” ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 April, 2019 | Topics: News
Ministerial for the “U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership” Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 13, 2019 On April 12, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan led an interagency team of United States senior officials and experts to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Miami, Florida, where he hosted ministers and disaster management officials ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 April, 2019 | Topics: News
Joint Statement: Ministerial of the U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 13, 2019 The text of the following joint statement was issued by the governments of the United States, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 April, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release ON-THE-RECORD-BRIEFING April 17, 2019 Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Kimberly Breier April 17, 2019 Press Briefing Room Washington, D.C. MS ORTAGUS: Good morning, everybody. ASSISTANT SECRETARY BREIER: Good morning, everyone. MS ORTAGUS: Let’s start with Matt. QUESTION: Thank you. Ms. Secretary, I – even before the announcement ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 April, 2019 | Topics: News
Remarks to the Press Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC April 17, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Welcome. I’m here to announce an important decision regarding the United States policy towards Cuba. In 1996, Congress passed the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, also known as Libertad. Until Title III of that ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 April, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Treasury Increases Pressure on Cuba to End Support to Maduro by Imposing Further Oil Sector Sanctions U.S Department of The Treasury Press Releases April 12, 2019 Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four companies that operate in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy, pursuant to E.O. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 April, 2019 | Topics: News
Nicolás Maduro: Corruption and Chaos in Venezuela U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release April 15, 2019 Fact Sheet “Maduro usurped power; he’s not the duly elected president. Juan Guaidó is the person that the Venezuelan people chose. America and now 54 other nations simply have ratified that, have said, ‘Yep, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 April, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Official For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE April 12, 2019 The United States Takes Action to End Cuba’s Malign Influence on Venezuela Today, the United States sanctioned four companies for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy and identified nine vessels as blocked property, pursuant to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Remarks to the Press Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State On Plane ert Santiago, Chile April 11, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s going to be a great trip, something we’ve been working on for quite a while. It came together six, eight weeks ago. The administration has spent a lot of time on South America. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 April, 2019 | Topics: News
United States Provides Additional Humanitarian Aid to Venezuelans Who Have Fled Their Country Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 10, 2019 Today, Vice President Pence announced that the United States is providing nearly $61 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support the regional response for the 3.4 million Venezuelans who have ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 April, 2019 | Topics: News
The United States Sanctions Companies Enabling Shipment of Venezuelan Oil to Cuba U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Media Note Washington, DC April 5, 2019 Today, the United States sanctioned two companies, Ballito Bay Shipping Inc. and ProPer in Management Inc., operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and the vessel Despina Andrianna used to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 9 April, 2019 | Topics: News
Secretary Pompeo Extends For Two Weeks Title III Suspension with an Exception (LIBERTAD Act) Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 3, 2019 Today, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo announced his decision to continue for two weeks, from April 18 through May 1, 2019, the current suspension with an exception of the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 April, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Chargé’s remarks to women of the embassy for Women’s History Month 2019 Good afternoon everyone! I am so glad you could be with me today for this special gathering. Every March, the United States celebrates Women’s History Month. I would like to take advantage of this commemorative day to recognize all of the women who ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 March, 2019 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, News
United States Condemns Attacks on Interim President Guaido and National Assembly Members Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC March 26, 2019 The United States condemns the attacks on Interim President Juan Guaido’s caravan and the harassment of National Assembly deputies and members of the media. We are monitoring reports of these ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 March, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Robert Palladino, Deputy Spokesperson March 22, 2019 Concerns for Detained U.S. Persons in Venezuela The United States is gravely concerned about the welfare and safety of all U.S. persons detained in Venezuela, and by reports of Venezuelan prison officials preventing attorneys and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 March, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. Embassy Havana Media Note U.S. Embassy Havana Havana, Cuba March 15, 2019 Decreasing B2 Visa Validity for Cuban Nationals Effective March 18, 2019, the United States will reduce the B2 visa validity for Cuban nationals to three months with a single entry. U.S. immigration law requires that U.S. visa fees and validity periods be ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
U.S Department of state Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC March 13, 2019 Remarks on the Release of the 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning, everyone. Since America’s founding, the concept of individual rights has been woven into the national fabric. As my friend ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, News
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cuba is an authoritarian state led by Miguel Diaz-Canel, president of the Council of State and Council of Ministers, with former president Raul Castro serving as the first secretary of the Communist Party (CP). Cuba has a one-party system in which the constitution recognizes the CP as the only legal party and the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 March, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, News
Remarks to the Press Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC March 11, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for being here. I want to make some brief remarks about the situation, an update on the situation in Venezuela, an update on U.S. activity related to Venezuela. Over the past ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 March, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE March 11, 2019 State Department Updates the Cuba Restricted List The State Department has made several updates to the Cuba Restricted List, including adding five sub-entities owned by the Cuban military and one explanatory footnote. The Department also simplified some entries by ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 March, 2019 | Topics: News
Observance of International Women’s Day U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Pompeo March 8, 2019 The United States is proud to observe International Women’s Day, March 8. We extend our gratitude to the diverse women and girls around the globe who have made vast contributions in lifting up ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: News
Remarks by Vice President Pence at The Latino Coalition Legislative Summit Issued on: March 6, 2019 Park Hyatt Hotel Washington, D.C. 12:25 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Hector. Thank you for that kind introduction. And join me in thanking Chairman Barreto — (applause) — for so many years of leadership in business ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 March, 2019 | Topics: News
Secretary Enacts 30-Day Suspension of Title III (LIBERTAD Act) With an Exception Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 4, 2019 Today, Secretary Pompeo reported to the appropriate Congressional committees his determination that an additional suspension for 30 days through April 17, 2019, of the right to bring an action under Title III ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 March, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Cuba’s So-Called Referendum Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC February 26, 2019 On February 24, the Cuban communist regime held what it called a “national referendum” on revisions to its constitution. No one should be fooled by this exercise, which achieves little beyond perpetuating the pretext for regime’s one-party dictatorship. The ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 February, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Remarks by Vice President Pence to the Lima Group Palacio de San Carlos Bogota, Colombia 11:45 A.M. COT THE VICE PRESIDENT: President Duque; President Varela; President Morales; and especially the Interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, President Juan Guaidó; Vice President Mourão; Your Excellencies: It’s an honor to address this gathering today at ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Vice President of the United States
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Pompeo February 23, 2019 Let Humanitarian Aid Into Venezuela Today has been a historic day. Interim President Juan Guaido, the National Assembly and the people of Venezuela have been an inspiration to the world. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers turned out ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Remarks by President Trump to the Venezuelan American Community Issued on: February 18, 2019 Florida International University Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, Florida 4:47 P.M. EST MRS. TRUMP: Thank you. (Applause.) It is wonderful to be here today in the beautiful city of Miami. (Applause.) The President and I are honored to stand with all ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 February, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Office of Press Relations For Immediate Release February 8, 2019 FACT SHEET The United States Pre-Positions First Phase of Humanitarian Assistance to Provide Aid to Venezuelans – Cucuta, Colombia At the request of Interim President Juan Guaidó, the United States is immediately pre-positioning emergency supplies in Colombia to provide ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 February, 2019 | Topics: News
The United States Supports the Venezuelan People With Humanitarian Assistance Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 7, 2019 Recognizing the regional Humanitarian Crisis: Former President Nicolas Maduro’s systematic economic mismanagement, corruption, and violent oppression have caused severe shortages of food and medicine and needless human suffering, resulting in an exodus of millions ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 February, 2019 | Topics: News
President Donald J. Trump’s State of The Union Address To the Congress of The United States The White House Office of the Press Secretary Washington, D.C. February 5, 2019 Excerpts related to U.S. foreign policy Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: We ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 February, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States
Recognition of Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s Interim President by Several European Countries Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC February 4, 2019 We welcome the decision today by Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom to recognize ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 February, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Representative of the Government of Venezuela to the United States Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC January 27, 2019 The United States accepted interim President Juan Guaido’s designation of Carlos Alfredo Vecchio as the Chargé d’Affaires of the Government of Venezuela to the United States on January 25. Mr. Vecchio will ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Remarks – Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo At a United Nations Security Council Meeting on Venezuela U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release January 26, 2019 United Nations New York City, New York SECRETARY POMPEO: Good morning. On behalf of President Trump and the American people I first want to thank ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Interview With Laura Ingraham of The Laura Ingraham Show Podcast Interview Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Via Teleconference January 24, 2019 QUESTION: Joining us now is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. I’m delighted he’s with us. We’re going to get the most up-to-date information from him on where this all stands, and he joins us ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 January, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Remarks at the Organization of American States Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Organization of American States Washington, DC January 24, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you very much. The United States is a friend of Venezuela and of the Venezuelan people. We have watched Venezuelans suffer for far too long. We know what they know, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 January, 2019 | Topics: News
United States Is Ready To Provide Urgent Humanitarian Aid to the People of Venezuela Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 24, 2019 Today, Secretary of State Pompeo announced that the United States is ready to provide more than $20 million in initial humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela as they struggle ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 January, 2019 | Topics: News
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO January 23, 2019 Continuing U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Venezuela The United States stands with interim President Juan Guaido, the democratically elected National Assembly, and the people of Venezuela as they peacefully restore constitutional order to their country. We stand ready to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 January, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Statement from President Donald J. Trump Recognizing Venezuelan National Assembly President Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2019 Today, I am officially recognizing the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Juan Guaido, as the Interim President of Venezuela. In its role as ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 January, 2019 | Topics: News, President of the United States
Recognition of Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s Interim President Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC January 23, 2019 The United States recognizes Juan Guaido as the new interim President of Venezuela, and strongly supports his courageous decision to assume that role pursuant to Article 233 of Venezuela’s constitution and supported by ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 January, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Secretary’s Determination of 45-Day Suspension Under Title III of LIBERTAD Act Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 16, 2019 The Secretary of State reported on January 16, 2019, to the appropriate Congressional committees that, consistent with section 306(c)(2) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 January, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Location: Havana Event: Havana is experiencing heavy winds and high seas resulting in risk of flooding in the downtown area, including the area surrounding the U.S. Embassy is prone to severe flooding. As a precaution, the Embassy closed early on December 21. The Embassy will have limited ability to assist U.S. citizens with emergencies due to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 December, 2018 | Topics: Alert
U.S. Embassy Havana Media Note Havana, Cuba December 12, 2018 Please note that U.S. Embassy Havana remains open. American citizens have access to the full range of consular services at U.S. Embassy Havana. As has been in effect for some time now, the Embassy is not issuing nonimmigrant visas, except for life-threatening emergencies. Cuban citizens ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 December, 2018 | Topics: News
BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR December 10, 2018 December 7, 2018 His Excellency Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla Minister of Foreign Affairs Of the Republic of Cuba Havana Dear Mr. Minister: The United States has for decades expressed profound concern regarding Cuban political prisoners. Such prisoners include those charged with pre-criminal “dangerousness,” defined as ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 December, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Secretary Pompeo December 10, 2018 Human Rights Day Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Emerging from a world war that shocked humanity with its cruelty, the sovereign nations of the world united to specify those rights ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 December, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State
Statement from President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on the Passing of Former President George H.W. Bush Issued on: December 1, 2018 Melania and I join with a grieving Nation to mourn the loss of former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away last night. Through his essential authenticity, disarming wit, and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 December, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 30, 2018 PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS PROMOTING REGIONAL PROSPERITY AND SECURITY “My Administration is dedicated to securing human rights in Cuba and Venezuela, and strengthening our cultural and philosophical ties with all our Latin American partners.” – President Donald J. Trump PARTNERING ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 December, 2018 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO November 23, 2018 The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Violence against women is a global issue that affects millions of people annually. Every woman and girl deserves a life free from violence. The Unites States is committed ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 November, 2018 | Topics: News
List of Restricted Entities and Subentities Associated With Cuba as of November 15, 2018 BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS November 15, 2018 Below is the U.S. Department of State’s list of entities and subentities under the control of, or acting for or on behalf of, the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services or personnel ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: News
Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton Delivers Remarks on the Trump Administration’s Policies in Latin America at Miami Dade College Miami, FL Thursday, November 1, 2018 Remarks as delivered Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Well, it’s a great pleasure, a great honor to be here today ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 November, 2018 | Topics: News
International Day To End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC November 2, 2018 Today, we commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. We renew our steadfast commitment to promoting a free and independent press and advocating for accountability against those who commit violence or ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 November, 2018 | Topics: News
Remarks at a UN General Assembly Meeting on Cuba Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City November 1, 2018 AS DELIVERED Remarks Before the Vote on Cuba in the UN General Assembly Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, members of the General Assembly. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 November, 2018 | Topics: News
Remarks at a U.S. Event Launching the “Jailed for What?” Campaign Highlighting Cuba’s Political Prisoners Ambassador Kelley Currie U.S. Representative for Economic and Social Affairs U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City October 16, 2018 AS DELIVERED On behalf of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, I welcome you to the UN. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 October, 2018 | Topics: News
U.S. Mission to the United Nations and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor To Launch Campaign on Cuba’s Political Prisoners at the United Nations Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 12, 2018 Ambassador Kelley E. Currie, U.S. Representative on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The registration period for the 2020 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2020) opened at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, and will close at noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Program entries may only be sent online through
http://www.dvlottery.state.gov . Before submitting an entry it is advisable ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: News
The Wrongful Detention of Tomas Nunez Magdariaga in Cuba Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC October 4, 2018 The United States is gravely concerned about the physical health of Cuban democratic activist Tomas Nunez Magdariaga, who has been on a hunger strike for more than 50 days in protest against his wrongful imprisonment. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
September 26, 2018 – The Public Affairs section of the U.S. Embassy Havana hosted a reception to celebrate the award ceremony for the photo contest “Sueños”. The theme of this contest was inspired on First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s words: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. The reception was ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 28 September, 2018 | Topics: News
Remarks by President Trump to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly | New York, NY Issued on: September 25, 2018 United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 10:38 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, world leaders, ambassadors, and distinguished delegates: One year ago, I stood before you for the first ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 25 September, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States
Remarks by President Trump at Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Issued on: September 17, 2018 East Room 5:22 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Beautiful. Thank you very much. I appreciate you being here. And I’m really thrilled, once again, to welcome so many of my friends to the White House to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. That’s a big ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 19 September, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Presidential Proclamation on National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2018 Issued on: September 13, 2018 During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor all American citizens of Hispanic descent and celebrate their rich and vibrant traditions of faith, family, hard work, and patriotism. We are grateful for the innumerable contributions they make to our society, which are vital to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 September, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury Issued on: September 10, 2018 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SUBJECT: Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act Under section 101(b) of Public Law 95-223 (91 Stat. 1625; 50 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Donald J. Trump
As of August 23, 2018 the U.S. Embassy in Havana resumed offering the full range of American Citizen Services including passport renewals, first time passport applications, notary services, authentication services, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and emergency assistance to U.S. citizens in Cuba.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 August, 2018 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by SPOKESPERSON NAUERT June 26, 2018 Release of Political Prisoners The United States reiterates its deep concern for political prisoners in Cuba. The cases of Dr. Ariel Ruiz Urquiola and Dr. Eduardo Cardet, both of whom a prominent human rights organization has declared ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 June, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE June 14, 2017 United States and Cuba Hold Seventh Bilateral Commission Meeting The United States and Cuba held the seventh Bilateral Commission meeting in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 14. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs John Creamer led ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 June, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba
Remarks by Vice President Pence at Organization of American States Reception Indian Treaty Room Eisenhower Executive Office Building 7:55 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Deputy Secretary Sullivan. To Secretary General Almagro, Ambassador Trujillo, and to all the great representatives of freedom-loving nations across the New World: On behalf of the First Family, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Vice President of the United States | Tags: Mike Pence
Remarks at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) Mike Pompeo Secretary of State OAS Headquarters Washington, DC June 4, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Thank you, Secretary General Almagro and your team, for organizing this 48th General Assembly of the OAS. We are incredibly grateful for your leadership.It is a pleasure to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 June, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement By SecretaryPompeo June 1, 2018 LGBTI Pride Month The United States joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride Month, and reaffirms its commitment to protecting and defending the human rights of all, including LGBTI persons. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 June, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2018 Presidential Message on Cuban Independence Day The twentieth of May marks the celebration of Cuban independence won by patriots who wished for individual freedom and the right of self-determination, both of which have been tragically snuffed out by a tired Communist ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 May, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Press Releases: On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC May 17, 2018 The United States stands for the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights. Our nation was founded on the bedrock principle that we are all created equal – and that every ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 May, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release May 16, 2018 Today, Cuba had its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council, a process that evaluates the human rights records of all UN Member States. In addition to receiving recommendations from other Member States, countries ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, News
U.S. Statement at the Universal Periodic Review of Cuba 30th Session May 16, 2018 As Prepared for Delivery Michele Roulbet The United States welcomes the Cuban delegation. The April presidential transition again robbed the Cuban people of any real choice in shaping their country’s future; the same actors are in charge, many just with different ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, News
Western Hemisphere: Remarks at 48th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas Remarks John J. Sullivan Acting Secretary of State Washington, DC May 8, 2018 MR PALMIERI: So it’s my honor – it’s my honor today to introduce our next speaker, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan. When we speak about our ambitious engagement in the Western ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 May, 2018 | Topics: News
Remarks by Vice President Pence During a Protocolary Meeting at the Organization of American States Issued on: May 7, 2018 Organization of American States Washington, D.C. 2:05 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Ambassador Gonzalez, Secretary General Almagro, Ambassador Trujillo, permanent representatives, distinguished members of Congress, ambassadors, all of our honored guests, it is my great ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Vice President of the United States, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Mike Pence
Remarks by Vice President Pence at Swearing-In Ceremony of Carlos Trujillo as U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States Issued on: May 2, 2018 The Vice President’s Ceremonial Office Eisenhower Executive Office Building 4:04 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon. And on behalf of President Trump and the First Family, it’s ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 May, 2018 | Topics: News, Vice President of the United States | Tags: Mike Pence
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Statement from the spokesperson Heather Nauert May 3, 2018 World day of freedom of press 2018 Today is the 25th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. Journalists shine a light on many issues around the world, keeping citizens informed, prompting robust debate and discussion – we certainly ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 May, 2018 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Secretary Pompeo statement on World Press Freedom Day Washington, DC May 3, 2018 On the 25th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we renew our commitment to promoting and protecting a free press, which is an essential pillar of democracy. The United States values freedom of the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo, World Press Freedom Day
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson Remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at swearing-in ceremony May 2, 2018 Ben Franklin Room Washington, D.C. SECRETARY POMPEO: This is truly humbling. Thank you very much, Mr. President, for those kind words. Thank you, Mr. Vice President, for being here today to honor me by swearing me ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: News
Remarks by Vice President Pence at First Plenary Session of the Summit of the Americas Issued on: April 15, 2018
Lima, Peru THE VICE PRESIDENT: Secretary General Almagro, President Vizcarra, Presidents, Prime Ministers, and leaders from across the Western Hemisphere — it is my great honor to join you today, as Vice President of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 April, 2018 | Topics: News
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Readout April 12, 2018 Acting Secretary Sullivan’s Meeting with Cuban Independent Civil Society The below is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Acting Secretary of State John J. Sullivan and USAID Administrator Green met today with Cuban independent civil society members on the margins of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 April, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba
The State Department has received numerous, credible reports that the Cuban government prevented, and continues to prevent, members of independent civil society from traveling to Peru to participate in the Summit of the Americas. Cuban authorities prevented these individuals’ travel through arbitrary stops at the airport, short-term detentions, and visits to individuals’ homes to warn ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 April, 2018 | Topics: News
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE March 29, 2018 Update to Immigrant Visa Processing for Cuban Nationals Since January, immigrant visa interview appointments for Cuban nationals have been scheduled at U.S. Embassy Bogota. This was due to a drawdown in staffing in Cuba to protect the safety of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 March, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba, Western Hemisphere
U.S. Department Of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement By Secretary Tillerson March 8, 2018 Annual Observance of International Women’s Day As we commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8th, the United States renews our steadfast commitment to addressing inequalities between women and men at home and abroad and reaffirms the importance ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 March, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE March 2, 2018 End of Ordered Departure at U.S. Embassy Havana The U.S. Embassy in Havana has operated under ordered departure status since September 29, 2017, due to health attacks affecting U.S. Embassy Havana employees. It will reach the maximum allowable days ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 March, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba, Western Hemisphere
Location: Countrywide Event: The Department of State’s Travel Advisory for Cuba details how numerous U.S. government employees appear to have been targeted in specific attacks, and that many of those employees suffered injuries as a consequence of these attacks. On February 14, 2018, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
published an article written by independent medical ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 February, 2018 | Topics: Alert
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE February 14, 2018 United States and Cuba Meet to Combat Trafficking in Persons The United States and Cuba held a series of meetings this week in Washington, D.C., to coordinate their efforts to combat trafficking in persons. On February 13, the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 February, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba, Western Hemisphere
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Media Note February 7, 2018 Inaugural Meeting of the Cuba Internet Task Force As directed in President Trump’s June 16, 2017 National Security Presidential Memorandum “Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba,” the Department of State convened a Cuba Internet Task Force composed of U.S. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 February, 2018 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas February 1, 2018 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you, thank you so much. And thank you, Greg, for that very kind, warm introduction, inviting me back home today. And I want to thank those at the Clements Center of National Security and the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 February, 2018 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Rex Tillerson
As directed in the June 16, 2017 National Security Presidential Memorandum “Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba,” the Department of State is convening a Cuba Internet Task Force composed of U.S. government and non-governmental representatives to promote the free and unregulated flow of information in Cuba.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 January, 2018 | Topics: News
Faith is embedded in the history, spirit, and soul of our Nation. On Religious Freedom Day, we celebrate the many faiths that make up our country, and we commemorate the 232nd anniversary of the passing of a State law that has shaped and secured our cherished legacy of religious liberty.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 January, 2018 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release FACT SHEET January 10, 2018 New Travel Advisories for U.S. Travelers On January 10, 2018, the Department of State launched improvements to how we share information with U.S. travelers. These improvements will provide U.S. citizens with clear, timely, and reliable safety and security information ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 January, 2018 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, Travel & Tourism
The U.S. Embassy in Havana is providing the following clarification on which consular and immigration services will be performed in Havana and others that are being provided in Bogotá, Colombia and Mexico City, Mexico due to a drawdown in staffing at U.S. Embassy Havana effective September 29, 2017. The most accurate and updated information can ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 4 January, 2018 | Topics: News
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 11, 2017 The United States and Cuba held the 31st biannual Migration Talks in Washington, DC on Monday, December 11. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs John Creamer and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Ed Ramotowski led the U.S. delegation. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 December, 2017 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba
Secretary Tillerson (Dec. 10): "In commemoration of International Human Rights Day, we renew our commitment to our core democratic values and to advocating for the human rights, freedom, and dignity of all people."
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 December, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News | Tags: Rex Tillerson
On Thanksgiving Day, as we have for nearly four centuries, Americans give thanks to Almighty God for our abundant blessings. We gather with the people we love to show gratitude for our freedom, for our friends and families, and for the prosperous Nation we call home.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 November, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC November 22, 2017 In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) on November 25 and the accompanying 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the United States reaffirms its commitment to defending the rights of women and girls to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 November, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News | Tags: Rex Tillerson
U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Press Release: November 8, 2017 Contact: Treasury Public Affairs, (202) 622-2960 Treasury, Commerce, and State Implement Changes to the Cuba Sanctions Rules Amendments Implement President Trump’s June 2017 National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba WASHINGTON – Today, the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 November, 2017 | Topics: Business, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
President Donald J. Trump Proclaims November 2017 as National Entrepreneurship Month NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MONTH, 2017 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION National Entrepreneurship Month celebrates one of our Nation’s proudest qualities: our innovative, hardworking, entrepreneurial spirit. American entrepreneurs invent and sell fascinating and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 November, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City November 1, 2017 AS DELIVERED Good morning. I first want to start by giving condolences from the United States to our brothers and sisters in Argentina and Belgium. They were some of the victims in the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 November, 2017 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba
U.S. Embassy Havana October 6, 2017 Over the past several months, numerous employees at the U.S. Embassy in Havana have been targeted in specific attacks. Affected individuals have exhibited a range of physical symptoms including ear complaints and hearing loss, dizziness, headache, fatigue, cognitive issues, and difficulty sleeping. Attacks have occurred in U.S. diplomatic residences, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 October, 2017 | Topics: Alert, Security & Emergency Messages
Special Briefing State Department Official Via Teleconference October 3, 2017 MODERATOR: Good morning. And thanks, everyone, for joining us for our Cuba call. We’re joined again this week by [State Department Official]. But I’d like to remind you that this call is on background. It will be attributable to a State Department official. This call ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 October, 2017 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC October 3, 2017 On October 3, the Department of State informed the Government of Cuba that it was ordering the departure of 15 of its officials from its embassy in Washington, D.C. The decision was made due to Cuba’s failure to take appropriate steps to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 October, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens not to travel to Cuba. Over the past several months, numerous U.S. Embassy Havana employees have been targeted in specific attacks. These employees have suffered significant injuries as a consequence of these attacks. Affected individuals have exhibited a range of physical symptoms including ear complaints and hearing ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 September, 2017 | Topics: Alert, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC September 29, 2017 Over the past several months, 21 U.S. Embassy employees have suffered a variety of injuries from attacks of an unknown nature. The affected individuals have exhibited a range of physical symptoms, including ear complaints, hearing loss, dizziness, headache, fatigue, cognitive issues, and difficulty ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 September, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Rex Tillerson
Special Briefing Senior State Department Officials Via Teleconference September 29, 2017 MODERATOR: All right. Good morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us for this background call on Cuba. We are pleased today to have [Senior State Department Official One] join us. He will be known as Senior State Department Official One, and then ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
September 26, 2017 Press Corps colleagues, The following is attributable to Spokesperson Heather Nauert: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs from the Republic of Cuba, His Excellency Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla in Washington, D.C. The conversation was firm and frank and reflected the United States’ profound concern for ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 September, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Rex Tillerson
United Nations New York, New York 10:04 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, world leaders, and distinguished delegates: Welcome to New York. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city, as a representative of the American people, to address the people of the world. As millions of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 September, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Donald J. Trump
EMERGENCY MESSAGE The area around the U.S. Embassy in Havana suffered flood damage. Do not attempt to come to the Embassy seeking assistance at this time. U.S. citizens in Cuba in need of assistance should contact the Embassy by telephone at (+53) 5280-5791. Individuals worried about U.S. citizens in Cuba should call the State Department ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 September, 2017 | Topics: Alert, News, Security & Emergency Messages
This message is to inform U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Cuba of the approach of Category 5 Hurricane Irma. Current projections from the
National Hurricane Center indicate that Hurricane Irma could begin affecting the eastern provinces of Cuba by Friday morning, September 8 and the remainder of Cuba throughout the weekend of September 9-10. On Tuesday, September ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 September, 2017 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages
Secretary Tillerson (Aug. 15): "The release of the 2016 International Religious Freedom Report details the status of religious freedom in 199 countries and territories, and provides insights as to significant and growing challenges."
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 August, 2017 | Topics: News
UPDATED JULY 25, 2017 Frequently Asked Questions on President Trump’s Cuba Announcement Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) How will OFAC implement the changes to the Cuba sanctions program announced by the President on June 16, 2017? Are the changes effective immediately? OFAC will implement the Treasury-specific changes via amendments to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 July, 2017 | Topics: News
The Government of Cuba does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated significant efforts during the reporting period by prosecuting and convicting sex traffickers; providing services to sex trafficking victims; releasing a written report on its anti-trafficking efforts; and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 June, 2017 | Topics: News
Remarks by President Trump on the Policy of the United States Towards Cuba Manuel Artime Theater Miami, Florida 1:31 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much. Great honor. And thank you to my truly great friend, Vice President Mike Pence — he’s terrific. (Applause.) And thank you to Miami. We love ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 19 June, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Donald J. Trump
June 16, 2017 Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Frequently Asked Questions on President Trump’s Cuba Announcement 1. How will OFAC implement the changes to the Cuba sanctions program announced by the President on June 16, 2017? Are the changes effective immediately? OFAC will implement the Treasury-specific changes via amendments to its Cuban ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 June, 2017 | Topics: News
President Donald J. Trump is changing the policy of the United States toward Cuba to achieve four objectives
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 June, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC June 7, 2017 In recognition of LGBTI Month, the Department of State affirms its solidarity with the human rights defenders and civil society organizations working around the world to uphold the fundamental freedoms of LGBTI persons to live with dignity and freedom. We also recognize ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 9 June, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News | Tags: Rex Tillerson
100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund Announces New Grant Winning Institutions NAFSA Honors Marlene M. Johnson by Funding Higher Education Partnerships between the U.S., Central America, and the Caribbean Los Angeles, California, May 31: The U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas and NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced the latest 100,000 Strong ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 May, 2017 | Topics: News
THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 20,2017 On Cuban Independence Day, I extend my warmest wishes to the Cuban American community and the people of Cuba as our whole Nation joins you in celebrating the anniversary of Cuban Independence. Americans and Cubans share allegiance to the principles of self governance, dignity, and freedom. Today, we remember ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 May, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Today, on May 17, the members of the OAS LGBTI Core Group (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United States and Uruguay) are proud to join other governments and civil society organizations from around the world to celebrate the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). This year, the IDAHOT is an opportunity to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 May, 2017 | Topics: News
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2017 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION We are proud of our Nation’s achievements in promoting women’s full participation in all aspects of American life and are resolute in our commitment to supporting women’s continued advancement in America and around ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 March, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Women’s History Month
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC March 1, 2017 As the President laid out in his address to Congress, the State Department will continue to engage to advance U.S. interests in the world in cooperation with our partners and allies. We will also continue to support policies and institutions that keep ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 March, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The White House Office of the Press Secretary February 28, 2017 U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 9:09 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — (applause) — and citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 1 March, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Donald J. Trump
The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund is a public-private collaboration of the White House, U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators that was announced by Secretary of State John Kerry in January 2014. Learn more at
www.100kstrongamericas.org Competition #16 is made possible through generous contributions from
NAFSA: Association of International Educators and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 February, 2017 | Topics: News
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC February 2, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, good morning, all. We apologize for being late. It seemed that this year’s prayer breakfast, people felt the need to pray a little longer. (Laughter.) But I certainly welcomed them all, so – thank you for such a warm reception. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 February, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches | Tags: Rex Tillerson
President Trump delivered this inaugural address on January 20, 2017. THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 23 January, 2017 | Topics: News, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Today in Washington, D.C., the United States signed a bilateral treaty with Cuba to delimit their maritime boundary in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 19 January, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 18, 2017 Today, the United States and Cuba signed a bilateral agreement to strengthen cooperation in the field of maritime and aeronautical search and rescue. The agreement aims to enhance effectiveness and efficiency in assisting persons in distress and to act in furtherance of obligations under ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 January, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
REMARKS FROM CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES, AMBASSADOR JEFFREY DELAURENTIS Signing of AGREEMENT ON MARITIME AND AERONAUTICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE (As prepared) The United States and Cuba have been working together on search and rescue operations for more than 20 years. Today we make another advance in strengthening this cooperation between the United States and Cuba in our common effort ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 January, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, News, U.S. & Cuba
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 16, 2017 On January 16, the United States and Cuba signed a bilateral Law Enforcement Memorandum of Understanding to deepen law enforcement cooperation and information sharing. Under this memorandum, the United States and Cuba will continue the Law Enforcement Dialogue process, which includes technical exchanges on ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 January, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
The White House Office of the Press Secretary January 16, 2017 On Monday, January 16, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes will travel to Cuba for official meetings, cultural engagements, and to witness the signing of a U.S.-Cuba Law Enforcement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The arrangement will establish a framework for strengthening our partnership on ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 January, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
Press Office U.S. Department of Homeland Security January 12, 2017 Fact Sheet: Changes to Parole and Expedite Removal Policies Affecting Cuban Nationals WASHINGTON- Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced several changes to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies and regulations affecting Cuban nationals. These changes reflect the reestablishment of full diplomatic relations with ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 January, 2017 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, U.S. & Cuba
Press Office U.S. Department of Homeland Security Press Release January 12, 2017 Statement by Secretary Johnson on the Continued Normalization of our Migration Relationship with Cuba The United States is revoking the so-called “wet-foot/dry-foot” policy for Cuban migrants that has been in place since the mid-1990s. Effective immediately, Cuban nationals who attempt to illegally enter ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 January, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary January 12, 2017 Statement by the President on Cuban Immigration Policy Today, the United States is taking important steps forward to normalize relations with Cuba and to bring greater consistency to our immigration policy. The Department of Homeland Security is ending the so-called “wet-foot/dry foot” policy, which ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 January, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Barack Obama
The White House Office of the Press Secretary January 13, 2017 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY, 2017 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Believing that “Almighty God hath created the mind free,” Thomas Jefferson authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom after our young Nation declared its independence. This idea of religious ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 January, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: Barack Obama
“I leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than when we started. Because I know our work has not only helped so many Americans; it has inspired so many Americans — especially so many young people out there — to believe that you can make a difference; to hitch your wagon to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 11 January, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 9, 2017 The United States and Cuba signed a bilateral agreement to prepare for and respond to oil spills and hazardous substance pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida on January 9, 2017. Under this agreement, the United States and Cuba will ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 January, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Marine Protection
Today, the United States Departments of State and Energy co-chaired the first U.S.-Cuba Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Working Group in Washington, D.C. Participants discussed regional developments related to clean energy, including renewable energy and energy efficiency, and exchanged ideas and information on how the United States and Cuba can move forward on this shared ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 December, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Renewable Energy
The United States and Cuba held the fifth Bilateral Commission meeting in Havana, Cuba on Wednesday, December 7. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mari Carmen Aponte
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 December, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Bilateral Commission
Today, for the first time in more than fifty years, a scheduled, commercial flight took off from the United States and landed in Havana, Cuba. I had the privilege of joining the passengers and crew on that flight this morning as it left Miami and
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 28 November, 2016 | Topics: News | Tags: Commercial Flights
We extend our condolences to the Cuban people today as they mourn the passing of Fidel Castro. Over more than half a century, he
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 November, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: John Kerry
At this time of Fidel Castro’s passing, we extend a hand of friendship to the Cuban people. We know that this moment fills Cubans - in Cuba and in the United States - with powerful emotions, recalling the countless ways
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 November, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases
Thanksgiving in the United States is a time to gather with family and friends, share a traditional meal and express gratitude for the good things in life. Celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, the U.S. holiday traces its origins to a three-day harvest celebration held in 1621 in what is now Massachusetts. Local Wampanoag ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 November, 2016 | Topics: Culture, News
President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary November 16, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 November, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News | Tags: Barack Obama
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 10, 2016 Misty Copeland, the first African American female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, will serve as a U.S. Department of State Sports and Cultural Envoy to Cuba, November 14-18, 2016. This people-to-people exchange program taps into the unique strength of sports, dance, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 November, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Press Releases | Tags: Dance, People-to-People
We’re not Democrats first. We're not Republicans first. We are Americans first. We’re patriots first. We all want what’s best for this country.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 10 November, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News | Tags: Barack Obama
Remarks at a UN General Assembly Meeting on the Cuba Embargo div class=”atclear”> Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City October 26, 2016 For more than 50 years, the United States had a policy aimed at isolating the government of Cuba. For roughly ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Speeches
SUBJECT: United States-Cuba Normalization I. Introduction On December 17, 2014, I announced that the United States would chart a new course with Cuba, ending an outdated policy that had failed to advance U.S. interests and support reform and a better life for the Cuban people on the island over several decades. Under the new policy, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 October, 2016 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba
Amendments Expand Venues for Scientific Collaboration, Facilitate Increased Humanitarian Support, and Bolster Trade and Commercial Opportunities WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) are announcing new amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 October, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Travel and Trade Regulations
Today, I approved a Presidential Policy Directive that takes another major step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with Cuba. This Directive takes a comprehensive
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 October, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski and Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mari Carmen Aponte will travel to Havana, Cuba, October 13-15,
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 October, 2016 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
The U.S. Embassy in Havana will be lit up in pink throughout October, to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. President Obama declared October 2016 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in a presidential proclamation issued the 30th September, 2016. The proclamation is available
here . Photos of the embassy lit up in pink are available on our ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 October, 2016 | Topics: Health Issues, Press Releases
Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Havana and Camaguey, Cuba, from October 6 - 9, 2016. She will be joined by Catherine M. Russell, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, and Evan Ryan, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. Together, they will meet with government officials
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 3 October, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Dr. Jill Biden
The United States and Cuba will hold the fourth Bilateral Commission in Washington, D.C., on Friday, September 30. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mari Carmen
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 30 September, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
The United Nations New York, New York Mr. President; Mr. Secretary General; fellow delegates; ladies and gentlemen: As I address this hall as President for the final time, let me recount the progress that we’ve made these last eight years. From the depths of the greatest financial crisis of our time, we coordinated our response ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 September, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama
The United States and Cuba will hold the first Legal Cooperation Technical Exchange in Havana, Cuba, on September 15. The U.S. delegation will include working-level representatives from the Department of Justice, the Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 14 September, 2016 | Topics: Exclude, Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
The United States and Cuba held the inaugural Economic Dialogue in Washington, D.C., today. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin led the opening of the dialogue. U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs John
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 September, 2016 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
In August 2016 USCIS issued a series of invitations inviting eligible petitioners to participate in the Cuban Family Reunification Program. If you have questions about this letter, please visit the USCIS website for more information or check our Frequently Asked Questions on the issues. When choosing whether to participate in the program, please weigh your ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 8 September, 2016 | Topics: Immigrant Visas, News
The United States and Cuba will hold the second Human Smuggling and Migratory Fraud Prevention Technical Exchange in Havana, Cuba, on September 7. The U.S. delegation will include working-level representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 September, 2016 | Topics: Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Relations, Human Smuggling, Migratory Fraud Prevention
Today, I was honored to be part of a historic occasion — arriving in Cuba on the first scheduled flight from the United States in over 50 years, a JetBlue Airways flight from Fort Lauderdale to Santa Clara. In addition, I am excited to announce that Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalized its selection of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 August, 2016 | Topics: News, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Commercial Flights, Travel and Trade Regulations
Visitors should be aware that driving in Cuba carries many risks. Many roads and vehicles are poorly maintained and drivers found responsible for accidents may be barred from leaving the country during investigations. Drivers found responsible for accidents resulting in serious injury or death could be sentenced to prison terms of up to ten years. Cuban ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 9 August, 2016 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages
Thank you for joining our background call on the U.S.-Cuba claims discussion which took place here in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Today we’re going to have a briefing by [name and title withheld], who from this point forward will be known as a senior State Department official. As a reminder, I just want to note that ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 July, 2016 | Topics: U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Claims
The United States and Cuba held a government-to-government claims discussion in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2016. The U.S. delegation was led by Brian Egan, the Legal Adviser for the U.S. Department of State. The meeting allowed the countries to exchange further details
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 29 July, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Claims
The United States and Cuba held their third Counternarcotics Technical Exchange July 21 in Havana. The U.S. delegation included working-level representatives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Coast Guard (USGC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 July, 2016 | Topics: Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Counternarcotics
The historic breakthrough has allowed us to more effectively represent U.S. interests and values in Cuba. After more than five decades of isolation, mistrust, and tension, we are working government-to-government and people-to-people to rebuild our relationship. The United States is committed to continuing to work through the problems of the past, addressing head-on the issues ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 July, 2016 | Topics: U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Relations
U.S. and Cuban delegations reiterated the importance of the U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords, which provide for the safe, orderly, and legal migration of Cubans to the United States. The discussions included maritime and overland migration trends, cooperation between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Cuban physicians as well as cooperation between the U.S. Coast ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 July, 2016 | Topics: Migration, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
Delegations from the United States, Cuba, and Mexico met, July 5-7, in Mexico City to discuss unresolved maritime boundaries in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, commonly referred to as the “Eastern Gap.” Government representatives discussed delimiting maritime boundaries
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 July, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (PDF 123kb) with Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health, an important milestone between the two countries since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations in
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 June, 2016 | Topics: Health Issues, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Zika
The United States and Cuba held the third Bilateral Commission in Havana today. This meeting allowed the U.S. and Cuban governments to discuss bilateral issues at the forefront of the normalization process. Ambassador Kristie Kenney, the Counselor of the U.S. Department of State, led the delegation
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Bilateral Commission
The United States and Cuba will hold the third Bilateral Commission in Havana, Cuba on Monday, May 16. Following the successful visit of President Obama to Havana in March 2016, Secretary Kerry asked Ambassador Kristie Kenney, the Counselor of the U.S. Department of State, to lead the delegation. The Secretary places a top priority on ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 May, 2016 | Topics: U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Bilateral Commission
The fee for processing an application for Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship is increasing to reflect the true cost of providing this service. The Department seeks to recover, as far as possible, the cost of providing consular services through the collection of consular fees. The Department regularly reviews these costs and adjusts fees as necessary to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 May, 2016 | Topics: Visas
American citizens who are planning to be in Cuba during hurricane season should consider the potential dangers and inconveniences associated with hurricanes and should devise an emergency plan before a storm’s arrival. Even inland areas far from coastlines can experience destructive winds and flooding. Hurricane damage is typically caused by storm surge, high winds, heavy rain, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 May, 2016 | Topics: Exclude, Security & Emergency Messages
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 22, 2016 Today, the U.S. Department of State updated its “Section 515.582 List,” which sets forth the goods and services produced by independent Cuban entrepreneurs that are authorized to be imported into the United States pursuant to Section 515.582 of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR). ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 April, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Cuban Assets Control Regulations, Travel and Trade Regulations
now want to start by thanking all of you for joining us here today for this ceremony. During this visit by an American President to Cuba, we express the hope that this new chapter in our relationship will lead to new friendships and partnerships between our peoples, particularly between
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 March, 2016 | Topics: Speeches | Tags: Michelle Obama
From the beginning of my time in office, I’ve urged the people of the Americas to leave behind the ideological battles of the past. We are in a new era. I know that many of the issues that I’ve talked about lack the drama of the past. And I know that part of Cuba’s identity ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 March, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama
As part of President Obama's historic trip to Cuba to further normalization of relations, advance commercial and people-to-people ties, and express our support for human rights for all Cubans, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced several measures that will foster further collaboration between the U.S. and Cuban agriculture sectors. The two neighboring countries
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 March, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba
My wife, Michelle, and I brought our daughters -- and by the way, they don't always want to go with us; they’re teenagers now. They have friends at home and they have things to do -- but they wanted to come to Cuba because they understood, and we wanted to show them, the beauty of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 March, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama, President Obama Visit to Cuba
Now, I’m not here to give a big speech. I’m going to do that tomorrow. What I really want to do is hear from you and have a conversation about what we can achieve together. But I do want to begin by stepping back and talking about the forces and hopes that bring us together ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 March, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Barack Obama, President Obama Visit to Cuba
Back in 1928, President Coolidge came on a battleship. It took him three days to get here. It only took me three hours. (Laughter.) For the first time ever, Air Force One has landed in Cuba, and this is our very first stop. So this is a historic visit, and it's a historic opportunity to ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 20 March, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches | Tags: Barack Obama, President Obama Visit to Cuba
An American president has not traveled to Cuba in almost 90 years. But on March 20, President Obama will become the first president to set foot on the island country that’s only 90 miles off the coast of Florida. The visit is a historic milestone after more than a year of progress from the day in December ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 March, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Barack Obama, Direct Mail
Working-level representatives from the United States and Cuba held a technical meeting in Havana February 22-23 to exchange information and best practices related to preventing cybercrime and online fraud, including in the areas of pharmaceutical fraud and illicit
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 24 February, 2016 | Topics: Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Cybercrime
Thank you to the Government of Cuba for hosting us today. And thank you to Minister Rodriguez, IACC President Cordero and Secretary Foxx for being here to sign this important aviation arrangement between the United States and Cuba. On behalf of Secretary of State John Kerry, I am delighted
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 16 February, 2016 | Topics: Speeches, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Aviation, Commercial Flights
The United States and Cuba held a technical meeting to discuss human smuggling and fraud prevention in Miami February 1-4. Working level representatives from both governments met for the purpose of exchanging information and best practices related to combatting
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 5 February, 2016 | Topics: Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Fraud Prevention, Human Smuggling
Last week, I had the privilege of participating in bilateral talks with the Cuban government focused on how we can work with Cuba to increase connectivity between our two countries, as well as within Cuba. We discussed ideas for opening more direct communications links with Cuba, and we got a better sense of Cuba’s Internet ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 27 January, 2016 | Topics: Science & Tech
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are announcing new amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), respectively. These amendments further implement the new direction toward Cuba that President Obama laid ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 January, 2016 | Topics: Commercial Affairs | Tags: Cuban Assets Control Regulations, Travel and Trade Regulations
President Obama has taken significant and historic steps to cut loose the anchor of the past and to chart a new course in U.S. relations with Cuba that will engage and empower the Cuban people. That is nowhere truer than when it comes to telecommunications and technology
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 22 January, 2016 | Topics: Science & Tech, Speeches, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Internet and Telecommunications
A year has passed since President Obama proposed normalizing relations with Cuba, re-opening our embassies, and creating more opportunities for our two peoples to engage with one another. This was a dramatic change in policy, but it represented no change in our aspiration for Cuban citizens
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 December, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Relations, John Kerry
One year ago, I announced that after more than 50 years, America would change its relationship with Cuba and put the interests of the people of both countries before the outdated ways of the past. Since then, we have taken important steps forward to normalize relations between our countries
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 December, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Barack Obama
For five and a half decades since, our policy toward Cuba has remained virtually frozen, and done little to promote a prosperous, democratic and stable Cuba. Not only has this policy failed to advance America's goals, it has actually isolated the United States instead of isolating Cuba. Since 2009, President Obama has taken steps
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 December, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Reations, John Kerry
On December 16, the United States and Cuba reached a bilateral arrangement to establish scheduled air services between the two countries. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation Affairs Thomas Engle led the U.S. interagency delegation, and Ambassador Yuri Gala Lopez
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 December, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Commercial Flights
The United States and Cuba reached an understanding December 10 during discussions in Miami to re-establish direct postal services between the two countries through the implementation of a pilot plan for the transportation of mail. The plan will provide
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 15 December, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Direct Mail
Officials from the U.S. and Cuban Governments held their second Counter-Narcotics Dialogue on December 1 at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Washington, D.C. Representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Drug Enforcement
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 2 December, 2015 | Topics: Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Counternarcotics
Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (CITMA). The MOU will facilitate joint efforts
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 18 November, 2015 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases | Tags: Marine Protection
This morning, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited an urban fruit and vegetable market in Havana, Cuba. There he talked to vendors about the many types of produce that are available to Cubans in urban areas.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 13 November, 2015 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack arrived in Havana yesterday, November 11, becoming the third U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations on July 20. He is accompanied by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 12 November, 2015 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases
Today, the United States and Cuba held an inaugural Law Enforcement Dialogue in Washington, DC. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Alex Lee and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Swartz led the delegation for the United States, and Mr. Abel Gonzalez Santamaria
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 9 November, 2015 | Topics: Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Cuba, Diplomatic Relations, United States
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrived in Havana today, October 6, becoming the second U.S. cabinet official to visit Cuba since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015. Tomorrow, Secretary Pritzker will co-chair a Regulatory Dialogue with Cuban
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 6 October, 2015 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, Press Releases
United States and Cuban diplomatic delegations met today at the State Department to discuss the methodology, topics, and structure of a future human rights dialogue. The atmosphere of the meeting was professional, and there was broad agreement on the way forward
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 31 March, 2015 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
A U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy visited Havana, March 24-26. The delegation met with the Vice Minister of Communications
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 26 March, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: Internet
On March 16, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson met with Josefina Vidal, Director General of the U.S. Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Havana, Cuba. The discussion yesterday was positive
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 March, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Relations
In the most significant changes in our policy in more than fifty years, we will end an outdated approach that, for decades, has failed to advance our interests, and instead we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries. Through these changes, we intend to create more opportunities for the American and Cuban people, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 December, 2014 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Barack Obama, Diplomatic Relations
