On January 12, U.S. Representatives (Tom Emmer (Rep., MN), who is the Chair of the House’s Cuba Working Group, and Kathy Castor (Dem., FL) introduced a bill (H.R. 442)– the Cuba Trade Act—“to lift the Cuba embargo. This . . . [bill] would allow businesses in the private sector to trade freely with Cuba, while … Continue reading Representatives Emmer and Castor Introduce Bill To End Embargo of Cuba
This year two bipartisan congressional bills have been filed to reverse two U.S. policies regarding Cuba. The most recent one would improve U.S. travel to the island while the other would abolish the U.S. embargo of Cuba. Improve U.S. Travel to Cuba[1] On July 23, 2019, H.R. 3960 (Freedom for Americans To Travel to Cuba) … Continue reading Congressional Bipartisan Bills for Reversal of U.S. Policies Regarding Cuba
This past week there have been two gatherings in Washington, D.C. focused on promoting U.S.-Cuba collaboration on various projects. Environmental Sustainability and Historic Preservation[1] The first conference was on June 4, Advancing Environmental Sustainability and Historic Preservation in Cuba, that was organized by the Center for International Policy and the Ocean Doctor organizations. It explored … Continue reading Conferences About Continued U.S.-Cuba Cooperation on Various Issues
A prior post discussed the recent rumors that the Trump Administration, next month, is planning to reverse various aspects of the U.S. normalization of relations with Cuba that commenced on December 17, 2014. In resistance to this threat, the U.S. Senate this week saw two new bipartisan bills embracing such normalization. Protecting American Travel to … Continue reading New U.S. Senate Bills Embrace Normalization of Relations with Cuba
No. Date Title Table of Contents Cuba & Other Countries Cuba & Minnesota Cuban Bloggers Cuba: State Sponsor of Terrorism? U.S. Embargo of Cuba U.S. & Guantanamo Bay, Cuba U.S. & Cuba Damage Claims Cuban Human Rights U.S. Democracy Promotion in Cuba Cuban … Continue reading List of Posts to dwkcommentaries—Topical: CUBA [as of 5/4/20]
With the impending arrival of the Trump Administration and twitterings that it might derail efforts at normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations, the Obama Administration, its U.S. allies and Cuba are continuing their efforts at that normalization. Let us examine these efforts by the latest U.S.-Cuba Bilateral Commission meeting, U.S. Senators and Representatives, Cuban entrepreneurs and a U.S. … Continue reading U.S. and Cuba’s Efforts To Continue Normalization
Next Friday, June 16, in Miami, President Trump reportedly will announce certain changes in U.S. policies regarding Cuba. These changes will be the result of an overall review of such policies that has been conducted from the first days of this administration. Not surprisingly the review process has revealed conflicts between leaders of various federal departments … Continue reading Trump Administration Reportedly Planning Reversal of Some Aspects of U.S. Normalization of Cuba Relations
As reported in prior posts, the Trump Administration presumably has been conducting an overall review of U.S. policies regarding Cuba.[1] Although the completion of that review has not been publicly announced, there are rumors that in mid-June the Administration will be announcing a rollback of at least some of the various normalization measures announced by … Continue reading Rumors of Upcoming Trump Administration Rollback of U.S. Normalization of Relations with Cuba
Many prior posts have discussed this blogger’s support for ending the U.S. embargo of Cuba. Unfortunately it looks increasingly unlikely that will happen in the last year of President Obama’s term in office. U.S. Congressional Efforts A 2/26/16 search of the U.S. Library of Congress THOMAS website regarding legislation in Congress reveals that no action … Continue reading Current Status of Efforts To End U.S. Embargo of Cuba
The November 25th death of Fidel Castro has prompted comments from President-Elect Donald Trump and his aides, the Obama Administration, U.S. Senators and Representatives, U.S. editorial boards and columnists and U.S. business interests and others. All of this has fueled speculation about the future Trump Administration’s policies regarding Cuba. These topics will be explored in this … Continue reading U.S. Reactions to the Death of Fidel Castro
