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

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4 A New Beginning with Cuba

5 OAS General Assembly, June 2009

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7 BGANS: Broadband Global Area Network

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11 Rolando Sarraff Trujillo

12 The Cuban Five

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15 Sixth Summit of the Americas Cartagena, Colombia, 2012

16 Cuban-American Attitudes on Commerce with Cuba, 1991-2011 82% 77% 52%

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

18 “We cannot consume more than we produce.”

19 US Dept of State

20 White House photo/ Amanda Lucidon

21 White House

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23 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)

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

25 U.S. Democracy Promotion Aid to dissidents Support for civil society

26 TV and Radio Martí

27 Cuban Medical Professionals Parole Program

28 Cuban Adjustment Act

29 Fugitives Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard) Luis Posada Carriles

30 Democracy and Human Rights

31 Guantánamo Bay Naval Station

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

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