Roberta S. Jacobson: “I want to get specific here for a moment as to how you intend to evaluate Cuba's progress on human rights...”

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…

Most human rights abuses were official acts committed at the direction of the government.

The greatest progress so far is just the acceptance by both sides that we do want diplomatic relations.

The actions taken by the Venezuelan Government today do not support the efforts at the dialogue table.