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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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Sell medicineSell foodEnd embargo
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52%
Republican and Democratic Shares of the Presidential Vote by Cuban-Americans in Florida, 1988-2012
Exit Polls, Statewide
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 20120
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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.”