William M. LeoGrandeSchool of Public AffairsAmerican University

The Opening to Cuba:

Obstacles and Opportunities

A New Beginning with Cuba

OAS General Assembly, June 2009

BGANS: Broadband Global Area Network

Rolando Sarraff Trujillo

The Cuban Five

Sixth Summit of the AmericasCartagena, Colombia, 2012

Cuban-American Attitudes on Commerce with Cuba, 1991-2011

Jun-05 Feb-18 Oct-30 Jun-43 Feb-56 Oct-68 Jun-810

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Republican and Democratic Shares of the Presidential Vote by Cuban-Americans in Florida, 1988-2012

Exit Polls, Statewide

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“We cannot consume more than we produce.”

US Dept of State

White House photo/Amanda Lucidon

White House

U.S. Economic Embargo Cuban Democracy Act of 1992

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (Helms-Burton)

Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA)

Property ClaimsU.S. Citizen Claims: $7 billionCuban American Claims: ?Cuban Counter-claims: $116 billion

U.S. Democracy PromotionAid to dissidentsSupport for civil society

TV and Radio Martí

Cuban Medical Professionals Parole Program

Cuban Adjustment Act

Fugitives

Assata Shakur(Joanne Chesimard)

Luis Posada Carriles

Democracy and Human Rights

Guantánamo Bay Naval Station

“The United States and Cuba have never had normal relations.”