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Handshake between the President and Cuban President Raúl Castro
President Obama meets with President Castro in Panama

The United States–Cuban Thaw (Spanish: deshielo cubano) is a warming of Cuba–United States relations that began in December 2014, ending a 54-year break between the nations. In March 2016, Barack Obama became the first U.S. President to visit Cuba since 1928.

Background

On December 17, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced the beginning of a process of normalizing relations between Cuba and the United States. The normalization agreement was secretly negotiated in the months before, being overseen by Pope Francis and largely hosted by the Government of Canada.

Meetings were held in Canada and in Vatican City. The agreement would see the lifting of some U.S. travel restrictions, fewer restrictions on remittances, and U.S. banks' access to the Cuban financial system.

Effects

On April 14, 2015, the Obama administration announced that Cuba would be removed from the United States State Sponsors of Terrorism list. With no congressional action to block this within the permitted time period, Cuba was officially removed from the list on May 29, 2015. This marked a further departure by the United States from the Cold War conflict and its strain on Cuba–United States relations.

On July 20, 2015, the Cuban and U.S. "interests sections" in Washington and Havana were upgraded to embassies, marking the re-establishment of diplomatic relations that had been broken in 1961..

Trump presidency

On June 16, 2017 President Donald Trump announced that he was "canceling" the Obama administrations deals with Cuba, while also expressing that a new deal could be negotiated between the Cuban and United States governments.

Images for kids

  • Alan Gross repatriated

    Alan Gross is en route to Andrews Air Force Base in the United States on December 17, 2014, aboard a U.S. government plane; Gross was released by the Cuban government in a prisoner swap.

  • 7-20 Cuban Embassy-July 20, 2015-035-1

    The Flag of Cuba is raised during the official reopening of the Embassy of Cuba in Washington, D.C. on 20 July 2015.

  • Delta returns to Cuba after 55-year hiatus (30538792704)

    Delta Air Lines Flight 639, the airline's first flight to Cuba in 55 years, arriving at José Martí International Airport

  • President Obama With Cuban President Castro at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba (25370065553)

    U.S. President Obama and Cuban leader Castro at Estadio Latinoamericano during Obama's visit to Havana

  • President Trump in Miami on June 16, 2017, signing the Presidential Memorandum for the new Cuban policy

    President Trump in Miami on June 16, 2017, signing the Presidential Memorandum for the new Cuban policy

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Deshielo cubano para niños

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