A United States embargo has prevented U.S. businesses and citizens from conducting trade or commerce with Cuban interests since 1960. Modern diplomatic relations are cold, stemming from historic confl
The National Capitol of Cuba in Havana was built in 1929 and is said to be modeled on the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., 2014
Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Washington, D.C., 1960
Barack Obama and Raúl Castro at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, 2016
A protest against the Cuban government and in support of the U.S. embargo in Naples, Florida, 2021
Foreign relations of Cuba
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Cuba's foreign policy has been highly dynamic depending on world events throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Cuban foreign policy is impacted by the various spheres of influence and economic de
Fidel Castro with Russian President Vladimir Putin, December 2000
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto with former Cuban President Fidel Castro in January 2014
Cuban ambassador to Israel with Golda Meir, 1960
Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire with Cuban Ambassador to the UK Esther Gloria Armenteros Cárdenas in London, December 2012.