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U.S.A. AND CUBA RESTORE DIPLOMATIC TIES AFTER HALF A CENTURY
YET TO NAME AN AMBASSADOR TO CUBA
USA in Orange & CUBA in Green (Source: Wikipedia)
(Source: Wikipedia)
The United States of America and cuba restored full diplomatic relations after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. Barack Obama received the credentials of Cabana's and Mexico's new Ambassador to the United States, Miguel Basanez, along with those of fourteen chiefs of mission in Washington, according to a White House Communique.
The ceremony took place at the White House Oval Office, the venue of the presidential office, in the midst of a day when the U.S. Leader received sixteen ambassadors' said a Cuban embassy statement. The nations had been without formal diplomatic relations since 1961, two years after the revolution that brought former president Fidel Castro to power. The White House confirmed Cabana's status in a brief statement naming 16 newly-accredited envoys.
The announcement comes ahead of a visit to Cuba by Pope Francis & days before cuban President Raul Castro goes to New York to address the United Nations. His visit will mark the first time a president of Cuba has set foot on America soil since 1995 when President Fidel Castro spoke before the U.N.
The announcement comes ahead of a visit to Cuba by Pope Francis & days before cuban President Raul Castro goes to New York to address the United Nations. His visit will mark the first time a president of Cuba has set foot on America soil since 1995 when President Fidel Castro spoke before the U.N.
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