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United States and Cuba To Hold Human Smuggling and Migratory Fraud Prevention Technical Exchange in Havana, Cuba

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

By U.S. Embassy Havana | 7 September, 2016 | Topics: Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Relations, Human Smuggling, Migratory Fraud Prevention

Recognizing One Year of Re-established Diplomatic Relations with Cuba

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Havana | 21 July, 2016 | Topics: U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Relations

U.S.-Cuba Relations One Year Later

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

By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 December, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Relations, John Kerry

United States and Cuba Hold Law Enforcement Dialogue in Washington, DC

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

By U.S. Embassy Havana | 9 November, 2015 | Topics: Law Enforcement, Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Cuba, Diplomatic Relations, United States

Discussions between the U.S. and Cuba to Re-establish Diplomatic Relations and Re-open Embassies

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

By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 March, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Diplomatic Relations

Statement by the President on Cuba Policy Changes

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, ...

By U.S. Embassy Havana | 17 December, 2014 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches, U.S. & Cuba | Tags: Barack Obama, Diplomatic Relations

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