Tag: Jeffrey DeLaurentis

• Wednesday, September 28th 2016 - 09:50 UTC

  Obama names first ambassador in Cuba in fifty years, but needs Senate confirmation

  

  The United States has tapped Jeffrey DeLaurentis, United States' top diplomat in Havana, to become the first official ambassador to Cuba in five decades. “The appointment of an ambassador is a commonsense step forward toward a more normal and productive relationship between our two countries,” President Barack Obama said in a statement.

• Friday, September 18th 2015 - 08:07 UTC

  Cabañas becomes first Cuban ambassador in the US in over half a century

  

  The former Chargé d'affaires at the Cuban Embassy in the United States, Jose Cabañas, on Thursday presented his diplomatic credentials as ambassador to U.S. President Barack Obama in a new step toward the normalization of bilateral relations.

• Friday, July 3rd 2015 - 07:45 UTC

  Republicans anticipate they will not approve a US ambassador to Cuba

  

  United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that his chamber is unlikely to approve a US ambassador to Cuba, sending a quick rebuff to President Barack Obama and his drive to normalize relations with the U.S. neighbor and longtime Cold War foe.