U.S. Relations With Cuba

U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS

At the height of the Cold War, and following the Cuban government's expropriation of U.S. properties and its move toward adoption of a one-party system of government, the United States imposed an embargo on Cuba in 1960 and broke diplomatic relations in 1961. On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced a new chapter in U.S.-Cuba relations. A major step in this process was reached on July 1, 2015, when President Obama announced the decision to re-establish diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, effective July 20 with the re-opening of embassies in both countries. President Obama’s trip to Cuba in March 2016 marked a historic milestone in the normalization process between the United States and Cuba.

U.S. policy toward Cuba is focused on supporting our values, such as freedom of speech and assembly and the ability to access information, through engagement. The U.S. government is reaching out to the Cuban people by fostering increased people-to-people exchanges, encouraging the development of telecommunications and the internet, and creating opportunities for U.S. businesses to support the growth of Cuba’s nascent private sector. Through the opening of embassies, the United States is now able to engage more broadly across all sectors of Cuban society, including the government, civil society, and the general public. The United States is committed to supporting safe, orderly, and legal migration from Cuba through the effective implementation of the 1994-95 U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords.

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https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2886.htm

structure of lead:

Who and Where- U.S. and Cuba

When- 1960-2016 

Why- rebuild the relation over two countries

key words:

1.expropriation徵用

2.impose徵收

3.embargo封港;此指戰爭時對古巴封港

4.diplomatic外交的

5.milestone里程碑

6.normalization正常化

7.foster培育

8.nascent初期的

9.migration移民

10.implementation履行