U.S. and Cuba set to formally re-establish diplomatic relations
U.S. and Cuba set to formally re-establish diplomatic relations
By Karen DeYoung July 17 at 8:16 PM
Early Monday, before the public doors are opened and the day officially begins, the State Department will hang a new flag among the 192 banners displayed in its lobby atrium, a silent acknowledgment of the formal re-establishment of U.S.-Cuban diplomatic relations after more than 54 years.
A few hours later, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, on his first-ever visit to Washington, will raise his country’s flag in front of the 16th Street NW mansion that will once again become Havana’s embassy. In the afternoon, Rodríguez will meet and hold a joint news conference with Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the State Department.
Members of Congress who have long supported rapprochement between the countries will attend, along with an administration delegation headed by Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson.
President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro set the date in an exchange of letters on July 1, nearly seven months after announcing the two governments would restore diplomatic ties.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-cuba-prepare-to-re-establish-diplomatic-relations/2015/07/17/5304d4f6-2cc4-11e5-bd33-395c05608059_story.html
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