The US and Cuba have opened embassies in each other's capitals to normalize relations.

US and Cuba Officially Normalize Relations

Shaun Keating News Feather Story 2015

US flag will fly in Havana for 1st time in 54 years. “A new stage will begin…toward normalization,” Pres. Raul Castro Sources: CNN. NBC. In 1959, Fidel Castro led the Cuban Revolution. The revolution ousted US-backed President Fulgencio Batista. Castro instituted a socialist state & seized US property. He also executed former officials from President Batista regime. In 1961, the …

Cuba Normalization

Shaun Keating Cuba Policy, News Feather Story 2015

Obama asks Congress to remove Cuba from terror list. In the 80’s, Cuba helped armed insurgencies in Latin America. As a result, Cuba is on USA’s list of state sponsors of terrorism. In Dec., Obama said he would normalize relations w/ Cuba. He met with Raul Castro last Saturday in Panama. Last week, the State Dept. said to remove them …