Modern diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States are cold, stemming from historic conflict and divergent political ideologies. The two nations restored diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015, after relations had been severed in 1961 during the Cold War. The U.S. has maintained a comprehensive trade embargo against Cuba since 1958.

Nov 22, 2019 · The United States pursues limited engagement with Cuba that advances our national interests and empowers the Cuban people while restricting economic practices that disproportionately benefit the Cuban government or its military, intelligence, or security agencies at the expense of the Cuban people.

Jan 31, 2025 · The United States seeks a stable, prosperous, and free country for the Cuban people. The United States pursues limited engagement with Cuba that advances our national interests and empowers the Cuban people while restricting economic practices that disproportionately benefit the Cuban government or its military, intelligence, or security ...

Apr 24, 2024 · President Joe Biden loosened some U.S. restrictions in the wake of widespread protests on the island and a renewed crackdown by Havana, but a surge in irregular migration from Cuba is posing new...

Jan 27, 2025 · The mission of the U.S. Embassy is to advance the interests of the United States, and to serve and protect U.S. citizens in Cuba.

6 days ago · Within the first two weeks of President Trump’s term, the State Department took decisive action to rescind major last-minute policy changes on Cuba announced by the previous administration on January 14. The President acted on his first day in office to keep Cuba on the SST list, where it belongs. The Cuban regime has long […]

Aug 13, 2024 · Months after the U.S. extended a series of olive branches to Cuba, Washington and Havana are saying the other needs to do more before additional progress can be made on repairing diplomatic ties.

The United States expels fifteen diplomats from the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., in October. According to the Cuban government, 618,346 residents of the United States visit Cuba by the end of the year.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, according to a U.S. official. It was the first step in an expected surge in the number of migrants sent to the U.S. naval base, which for decades was primarily used to detain foreigners associated ...

2 days ago · The decision to send migrants from the United States to Guantánamo Bay is a change in how the country handles people it deports. ... Cuba, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, a significant step in ...