Roberta S. Jacobson: “Venezuelans need to talk to Venezuelans.”

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

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…

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.

The exit of either of the Castro brothers is very, very significant.