Roberta S. Jacobson: “Free speech is a right that must be defended.”

The reestablishment of diplomatic relations, including reopening our Embassy in Havana, will allow us to more effectively represent U.S. interests, including property claims, fugitives, human rights, and needed political reforms and…

I think the President has made very clear that Congress is the only body that can lift the embargo.

As we move the process ahead, we hope we can also work together to find common ground toward our shared goal of enabling the Cuban people to freely determine their own future.

The policy is based on a clear-eyed strategy that empowers the Cuban people to determine their own future by creating new economic opportunities and increasing their contact with the outside world.