U.S. To Reopen Embassy In Havana
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
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Workers from Eastern Shores Flagpoles raise a flagpole at the Cuban Interest Section in Washington in preparation for re-opening of embassies in Havana and Washington, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
President Obama announced today that Cuba and the United States have agreed to reopen their embassies in Washington and Havana. It’s a major step in restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Guillermo Grenier, professor in the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University, about what the move means for both countries.
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- Guillermo Grenier, head of the department of global and sociocultural studies at the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University in Miami.
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