William M. LeoGrande School of Public Affairs American University The Opening to Cuba: Obstacles and Opportunities.

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William M. LeoGrande School of Public Affairs American 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 Americas Cartagena, Colombia, 2012

Cuban-American Attitudes on Commerce with Cuba, % 77% 52%

Republican and Democratic Shares of the Presidential Vote by Cuban-Americans in Florida, Exit Polls, Statewide

“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 Claims U.S. Citizen Claims: $7 billion Cuban American Claims: ? Cuban Counter-claims: $116 billion

U.S. Democracy Promotion Aid to dissidents Support 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.”

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