Signers of Letter to President Biden Urging Action in Lame Duck Session

 https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/make-this-election-a-turning-point-on-cuba-and-venezuela

511 signers listed below as of November 13, 2024

Use the Lame Duck transition as a turning point on Cuba and Venezuela

Dear President Biden,

You have an opportunity during your final months in office to fully undo the maximum pressure campaign against Cuba of the first Trump Administration that has led to to widespread hardship and motivated mass migration.  

Cuban government policies contribute to these problems, but only the US has the power to change the context.

President Biden,  before you leave office you can make history and clear the decks by fully reengaging with Cuba.    President Trump should face the challenge of giving priority to re-imposing his restrictions rather than coasting with them in place.

• remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism

• enable more normal travel by allowing cruises, use of hotels, independent people to people trips and performances

• resuspend Title III of the Helms-Burton law to prevent nuisance suits that interfere with US investment and business in Cuba

• respect again* the humanitarian role of Cuban medical teams that serve in other countries

I hope that Cuba will respond by undoing the internal impact of Trump's first term to prepare for his second mandate.  Prisoners can be released who  protested living conditions worsened by US maximum pressure.  Cuba ought to undertake greater reform of economic and social policies as desired by its people and contribute to finding a political solution for Venezuela.

Why is this important?

During his first term, President Trump left in place for nearly two years most of the Obama opening with Cuba.  A key actor in creating maximum pressure against Cuba and Venezuela was the now hostile and alienated former National Security Advisor John Bolton.**  

For more than sixty years US and Cuban national interests and human well-being have been paralyzed by a conflict over sovereignty, self-determination and freedom with two centuries old roots.***   The historic transformation begun by Barack Obama and Raul Castro was virtually destroyed by Donald Trump in the second half of his first term and only partially rebuilt by Joe Biden.

By President Biden restoring mutual engagement, he can rebuild trust and open the door for the second Trump Administration to act positively.  Ending all travel restrictions (including on normal tourism), dismantling the UN condemned unilateral embargo and returning the Guantanamo base and prison that was obtained as a condition for independence, the US can give Cuba space and resources to find more creative national solutions to economic, social and political problems. 

It can also create the possibility of US and Cuban cooperation with efforts by Brazil, Colombia and Mexico to find a peaceful solution to the political conflict in Venezuela.


Name                         Zip Code

John McAuliff 11901

Mary Day Kent 19119

Louis A. Pérez 27514

George Pappas 60618-5602

Andrew Berman 55416

Robert Greene 97217

Colleen Curtis 98229

Susan Young-Fleming 11218

Lee Schlenker 20010

Joaquin Geaga 94702

John Rosenbaum 34109

Sarah Grey 47250

Don Thompson 2139

Michael Locker 10025

Dosier Hammond 08542-3148

Thomas Ehrlich 95065

Judith Sánchez Ruíz 13359

Debbie Wilson 10469

Sharon Moulton 1053

Susan Peterson 52333

Peter Couming 2124

Joelle Deloison 94609

Jack Malinowski 19119

Joan Budd 10570

ry martinez 90039

Virginia Traxler 50312

Mike Wolfson 2130

Bill Montross 20817

Sherry Rogers Frost 17320

Elena Nickerson 8648

NANCY TATE 18077

Emanuel Kopstein 94920

Sandra Dunn 19004

Cary Kopstein 94920

Nicholas Long 2837

Cecilia Gaston 10035

Ricardo Pérez 6226

paul adriaanse 94121

MARK PHILLIPS 32808

Lee Liddle 93720

Jeremy Landau 87557

Kristin Loken 20860

Sheyla Paz Hicks 37212

Mark Rasenicck 60025

Alan Papscun 1262

Margrit Diehl 13224

Richard Loveless 86336

Charles Costigan 34711

brantly womack 22911

Barbara Webster 7042

Ethel MacDonald 59801

Leanne Mella 10065

John Haffner 70119

Linda Elzer 11961

Lisa Valanti 15241

Beverly Burke 37129

Lea Aschkenas 94949

Ruben Sandoval 95409

Maritza Giberga 95831-1516

Ken Sanford 92029

Holly Stuart 84102

Pedro Schuck 34243

James York 45601

Nanette Crist 34243

Lydia Valanti 15216

Rosemary Woods 1103

Jennifer Desmond 80503

Irene Kaufman 32082

William Williams 37716

Terry Brackett 34239

OZZ TORRESBUSTILLO 28152

Ramon Perez 33029

Joel Schwartz 10301

Terry Rixse 22311

Ollie Davidson 20815

Douglas endicott 34237

Marla Hoffman 11040

Laurie Rhoads 17033

JAVIER O CABAN 2129

James Matthews 17038

Wilfred Labiosa 926

Patrick Comer 80303

Thomas Mondell 16117

John Dayter 12308

Oswald Mondejar 2446

Gloria Sellers 11201

david leneman 90008

Deborah Mondell 16117

Theresa Owens 29466-8857

Kelly T 8070

Howard Kramer 33705

Indira Leneman 90008

Benjamin Olson 98349

Nancy Kramer 33705

Rebecca Berlant 11215

Robert Racine 85201-5304

Linda Elzer 11961

Gabriel Ruiz 20906

Joan Boyle 10017

Jeffrey Elkner 22204

Jay Garcia 19073

Conner Gorry 55427

Emily Chafa 50131

Jeannie DeMarinis 80455

Daniel Burke 1053

Olivia McCann 80205

Richard Lopez 80455

Nancy Greene 80221

Nancy Commins 80027

Doug Ray 80302

Lawrence Carlson 80304

John A. Sand 85755

Rita Barouch 94805-1021

Mark Ginsburg 95062

Rita Kungel 80305

Jayne Rynar 24471

Maureen Hung 32909

Carmen Rumbaut 78666

Luanne Buchanan 28805

Lisa Sparaco 92102

Jay Jones 15212

Holly Ackerman 1060

Yosi (Jo) McIntire 32080

Mark Rasenick 60612

Soledad Pagliuca 32080

Burton Steck 60618

Aaron Singer 33322

Steve Warren 34243-1602

Anola Small 94606

Melanie Ziegler 45056

Erik Schnabel 94603

peter and peggy yackel 55446

Maurice Rehm 94062

Robin Taylor 34637

Rae Kasdan 22980

Dawn Gable 20770

William Cecil 5663

Vannetta Perry, Ed.D. 87832

Susan Greene 94558

Judith Ackerman 10024

Patricia Storace 6385

Marcelle Gimborn 34711

Tico Capote 38117

Dorothy Anderson 2191

Kate Hennessey 80027

Elizabeth (Lisa) Arceneaux 78666

Norma Barbacci 11226

Janet DeCosmo 32301

Armando Vilaseca 5464

Fred Lavy 22802-4822

Carlos Boueres 32303

Marvin Weber 34224

Magaly Spector 33135

Yves Chabal 33135

Enrique Sacerio-Garí 19010

Alan Ditmore 28753-9061

John Stanfield 53517

Miriam and Mike Kurland 01096-9771

Francine Brown 10037

Joaquin Casamayor 77062

Allie Wood 32903

jamilah b 7029

Alexis Marona 98662

Allen Mort 94124

Nana Royer 32080

Lorenzo Canizares 33196

Judy Hopkins 61326

Sandy Jones 63116

Kim kaeser 33919

Anna Knox 98117

Maria Frances benitez 91403

Norman Pearlmutter 11713

Edgar Polanco 2128

Christine Myles 97404

Susan Chandler-Reed 81401

Kim Withers 78387

Marcy Campos 20912

Kathryn Trimper 22306

Andrew Child 1720

Steven W 33903

Joe Volk 19348

Sally Benson 92262

Christian Appy 1002

Doug Hostetter 01027-1089

Prescott Grey 87801-4645

Barbara Sheehy 59823

Lorenzo Antonio Del curto 87832

Brenda Wilkinson 87801

MIN KANTROWITZ 87104

Tina Odenbaugh 33037

Erin O’Brien 60641

Lisa Baum 52245

Daniel Perry 87801

Bonnie Scharnick 95531

Shara Allison-Jones 23513

Timothy Bridges 33716

Shirley Wilkins 33919

Diane Johnston 32080

Donalea Loewen 80538

Dennis Witting 34224

Cristina Sanchez 70056

Michael Walsh 92646

Gwen Senio 52358-8510

Jean-Anne Marshall 98281

Donald Nappi 33442

James McDonald 10128

Anne Zarba 75014

Allan Oliver 98661

elisabeth heefner 55403

Eloise Linger 11725

Wilfred Labiosa 926

Seil Roman 901

John Cabrera 91775

Diane Keefauver 97205

Sylvia Alvarez 34639

Eileen Del Pino 91775

Deborah Niebuhr 55987

Michael Sanders 59047

Gretchen Musicant 55410

Diane Stradling 3801

Rosemarie Sawdon 24060-6258

Felix Kury 94015

Jonathan McGrain 18954

Carol Izzo 43065

Nadia Sindi 97401

cyn Roberts 47448

Benita Lubic 20015

Michael Martin 47401

David Elder 19348

John Ehrlich 10016

Delores Terry 23227

Scott Shaughnessy 19971

Mary Drobny 90814

Steven Black 66611

Chuck Kieffer 48103

Ann Segraves 47404

Stusrt Ashman 87506

Micheline Fleurant 23219

A Michael Marzolla 93103

GILBERT CARRASCO 92648-4863

Michael Utech 98006

Frances Perkins 2119

Juliane Richter 4177

Julie Cardenas 28655

Jorge Publio Chacón 7052

William Hendricks 93001

Merrie Felder 39739

Norman Savitt 11201

Kip May 47404

Jeanne Koopman 2139

Richard Barnes 4107

Eric Grossman 7087

Rosemary Ganci 34491

Cecilia Grossman 7087

Tor Jensen 60091

Joli Ginsburg 94117

Feranndo Bretos 27701

David Funkhouser 19144

Don and Roberta Thurstin Timmerman 53233

clyde winter 53024

Gonzalo Lopez 91910-1804

Melinda Ulloa 20009-1575

Victor Ulloa 20009

Perry Olds 28754

Leon Q Allen 60475

Frank Marshalek PhD MPA 47404

Deevon Quirolo 34601

Eric Peterson 30331

Terry Provance 20015

Daniel Primerano 95560

Katie Calligan 17603

Eric Nelson 55987

Cecilia Ogasawara 80526

thomas cronin 19004

Anna Adams 78044

Stephanie Rugoff 10025

Cynthia Munley 24153

sandra baird 5402

Frank Munley 24153

Bob and Kathy Redig 55987

Cherie Hales 55987

Jo Anne Murad 5489

Sue Fuhrmann 21921

Terri Cohen 23059

Brian Singer-Towns 55987

Charles Jacobsen 94599

Robet Michaels 32712

Donna Carswell 19006

Danielle Cazier 83201

Gordon L Magill 32301

Thomas Popper 10576

Carol Flores 52245

David Greenberg 1340

Kasey Picayo 10001

Robert McFarland 33020

Ben Gritzewsky 97243

Paul De Castro 91016

Harold Cardenas Lema 20018

Julie Hutchison 44107

Kristin Kyllingstad 1965

Annie Escalona 98026

Alexandra Kyllingstad 1965

Richard Dawson 90026

Susan Worgaftik 1301

Frank Pratka 77098

Richard Elrauch 11218

Sandra Soca Lozano 33617

Diana Battle 94134

Yolanda McAllister 90221

Maddy Oden 94612

Ferd Wulkan 1351

Jesse Drew 95618

Martha Kransdorf 48103

Joslin Fritz 89523

Richard M Walden 90036

David Langford 98359

Albert A Fox 33624

Norine Fernandez 93401

Eric Beaumont 53211-2706

Estelle Schneider 94610

Stephanie Burgos 20910

Paul Lauter 7605

Diane Messmer 98103

Rich Weller 19810

Timmorie Freeman 94121

Kevin Washington 7631

Kathryn Dame 60068

Lyon Leifer 60062

Anna García 92106

Sarah Eggleston 20027

Margaret Cerullo 2652

Rebecca Cramer 55406

Curt Bender 94608

Amanda Perez Leder 11050

Amy Alexander 91361

Mary Ann Clawson 01060-4250

Susie Sinclair-Smith 21409

Eli Arroyo 33544

Martha Rothman 11201

Nathan Torrence 60626

Nina Menendez 94602

Doug Selwyn 1301

Carolyn Brandy 19012

Sofia Erlien-Cerullo 10451

Miryam Rumbaut 75036

Linda L Forsberg 55105

Beatriz Bustamante 33138

Donna Nawalkowsky 19148

Jose Garcia 60563

Susan Bram 10014

Phyllis Ewen 2139

Randy Poindexter 70125

Victor Cross 94707-1304

Harold Jacobs 92270

Deno De Ciantis 15216

Andrew Augustine 62010

James Cline 92130

Elena Barge 22802

Warren M. Gold 94941

Beverley Citron 30064

Kwabena Lumumba 30331

Jennifer Spelman 87505

Ramon Bueno 2143

Miranda Beidler 17501

Barbara Schulman 11231

Yethel Sussman 11970-0345

Christopher Baker 92234

Eli Ours 52247

Harry Targ 47906

Diane Stradling 3801

Randolph Shannon 15066

Pamela Ann Martin 19002

Jenny goltz 60022-1517

Henry Terrell 77009

Daniel Sanders 33765

Carl Seese 46923

Hilary Davidson 95035

Marla Chung 90043

Irene Hardisty 50312

Kayleen Dowell 83714

Ted Dreier 97219

Rusty Nelson 99223

Dale Mitchell 2130

Peter Robbins 14009

Catherina Krabill 46516

Cynthia ROTHSCHILD 11231

Margaret Summers 20024

Courtney Childs 97333

Mary Ann Fastook 10282

Stephanie Jones 32308

Nancy Axelrod 20009

Amy Ziegler 63130

Barbara Kennedy 55406

Sue Staehli 97225

Maria Longenecker 17603

Alicia Claypool 50315-1845

Rochelle Kaskowitz 63130

Aaeron Robb 21239-1905

Ron Krupp 5403

Deborah Goldman 98122

Les Margosian 97304

Joey Merrifield 37727

John Chadwick 98226

Elisabeth Vassas 19901

Kristen Schlaud 48334

Kurt Thurmaier 60115

Jenna Edmond 98106

Carol Steele 92679

Nova Dahline 98168-2618

Robert Joe Lee 08690-1906

Mary Perez 47235

zia parker 80301

Gail Sullivan 2130

Lesley McQuarrie 98106

Lauirie Rugenstein 80302

Cynthia DiDonato 2904

Stanley Kaster 11228

Leslie Lomas 80303-3831

Lucymarie Ruth 94610

Christa Erwin 98144

Benjamin Treuhaft 10003

Nathan Barge 22802

Louise Amyot 1301

Marc LeMaire 54665

James Taylor III 80210-4506

Julie Buffington Rizner 10960

Carol Marshall 54521

Bruce Radtke 98226-6449

Susan Mitchell 20815

Claire Jones 98144

VIOLA BRUMBAUGH 98146

Lara Wasner 48076

Larry Lawton 98520

Amy Draizen 94618

Roy Romano 48076

Emily Tracy 81212

Patricia Pedersen 98112

Constancia Romilly 10516

Karen Madden 97213-1212

Linda Helland 95482

Karen Brown 48221

Anne Taffel 11778

Tom Waldorf 59718

Janice Gutman 98342

Donald Davis 15106

Pascale Angulo-Deiros 71000

Erin Bell 48073

Shardé Chapman 48033

Patricia Longair 80526

Mary Ann White 30145

Rosa Baty 87059

Laurie Lemmlie-Leung 85263

Susan Karraker 81122

John Chapman 78759

William Moore 4401

Marie Gadjev 48237

Peggy Parkinson 54022

Michael Erisman 47802

Peter Weisberg 94804

Daniel Erkkila 55808

richard snyder 28403

ALICIA POUSADA 00976-2331

Kristin Ford 1915

Kai Lopez 33030

Henry Marshall 54521

Mirella Glasberg 34239

Hollyn Miller 17602

Lisa Froman 94705

Belmont Freeman 10025

Marla Gundle 98122

Edward Goldman 11205

Rebecca Ferber 98122

Nathaniel Lehman 24060

Kelly Johnson 48180

Cynthia Grayson 98275

Alinda Wasner 48025

Rena Leib 2139

Jacqueline Pokorney 55108

Alison Tudury 94066-1252

Laura Byres 32206

Enrique Arias Jorge 33134

Chris Ray 10005

Emilie Olson 98407-5603

Mrs.Kenneth Stein 32086

Christine Weeber 80422

Priscilla Felia 11356

Steven Katz 40508

Marianne Short 44618

M. Phyllis Cunningham 10025

John Preiskel 96160

Naomi Kratzer 22802

Frederick Royce 32038

Ruben Chupp 46526

David Parker 97214

Parker Lindner 98103

Kristal Parks 80003

Sam Brier 97202

Neyla Carpio 10700

Stephanie Self 98146

Ralph Quinonez 90013

Susan Metz 11238

Joshua Stucky 8540

Hillary Jasper Rose 98106

Bruce Miller 6019

Mariana Gaston 11217

Riogers Guilarte 77346

Flora Gonzalez 2906

Gary Prevost 55412

MB V 98118

Werner Wothke 20906

Judith Parkinson 95685

Resources:

* Trump's Venezuela and Cuba policy in focus in Bolton speech in Florida

By Roberta Rampton, Reuters   October 31, 2018    https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-venezuela-cuba-policy-focus-bolton-speech-florida-155235539.html

Current economic problems in Cuba
https://cubapeopletopeople.blogspot.com/2024/08/analysis-of-economy-government-reversal.html

** Then Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power announces US abstention on the embargo resolution
https://cubapeopletopeople.blogspot.com/2021/05/ambassador-samantha-powers-address-to.html

*** The underlying historical problem between the US and Cuba
https://cubapeopletopeople.blogspot.com/2019/05/louis-perez-cuba-as-obsessive.html

Links between Irish and Cuban nationalism in 19th century New York  
tinyurl.com/CubaIrelandNY   

Annual US Disgrace at the UN

How the State Department responds to the continuing embarrassment of the US at the UN

Department Press Briefing – October 30, 2024

Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson

QUESTION: Well, let’s stay in that region – well, semi-in that region, and so the vote happened today in the UN on the Cuba embargo. Do you know what the vote was?

MR MILLER: Yeah, it was a predictable vote in line with past votes. (Laughter.)

QUESTION: Yeah. Exactly. But just for the record, let’s say, it was 187 to 2 —

MR MILLER: Yeah.

QUESTION: — with one abstention.

MR MILLER: I am —

QUESTION: And the one abstention wasn’t even a Pacific Island nation. It was Moldova.

MR MILLER: Yeah. I’m aware of the – I’m aware of the long history —

QUESTION: So two.

MR MILLER: — of UN votes on this matter.

QUESTION: So you – yes, okay. So at what point, though, are you guys going to realize that the entire world, with the exception of you and Israel, thinks that the embargo is a really bad idea and should be stopped?

MR MILLER: Look, I think we are quite clear on the opinion of other countries around the world. And it’s one with which we —

QUESTION: So that —

MR MILLER: And it’s one with which we disagree. We take their opinion seriously, but we make our own policy determinations, and —

QUESTION: You do? It’s 32 years in a row with the exception of one year when you guys abstained. That was 2019. And —

MR MILLER: We – look, we take their views quite seriously, but we make our own determinations about these matters.

QUESTION: All right. You know what? Well —

MR MILLER: And we disagree.

QUESTION: Then – you take their views quite seriously? That is not borne out by the facts, that you continue to persist with this.

MR MILLER: We take them seriously, but we make our own decisions on this policy and others. So —

QUESTION: Okay. And are you comfortable, then, with it’s – just once again, it’s just you and Israel standing up.

MR MILLER: Certainly we would welcome other countries sharing our opinion in this. But we’re not blind to the history of countries around the world having a very different view of this matter. It long predates this administration. But as I said, we make our own determinations.

QUESTION: But what about the Obama —

MR MILLER: And with that —

QUESTION: What about the Obama administration disagreement? Were they wrong?

MR MILLER: I don’t have anything to comment on previous administration decisions.

https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-october-30-2024/#post-595289-CUBADEPT

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When the US was serious:

Then Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power announced US abstention on the embargo resolution to wide acclaim https://cubapeopletopeople.blogspot.com/2021/05/ambassador-samantha-powers-address-to.html

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My comments to the Chat during the UN Debate on the US Embargo of Cuba.

The General Assembly should find a way to sanction the US for consistently disregarding virtually unanimous international opinion against the embargo and State Sponsor of Terrorism.   

US embargo and SSOT policy discredits its commitment to rules based order and respect for opinion of allies and international opinion. 

Cuba does a good job at condemning the embargo and SSOT, but also needs to take responsibility for its ideological rigidity and fear of a market economy. 

Israel always votes with the US but puts no restrictions on the travel, trade or investment of its people with and in Cuba.  A bit of hypocrisy. 

Good balanced statement by Hungary for EU.  [and by Singapore for ASEAN]

Our newsletter on Cuba crisis is available here https://conta.cc/48myqES  

US Amb to Vietnam Knapper "The United States supports a strong independent prosperous and resilient Viet Nam and we respect each other's sovereignty, territorial integrity and political systems."  

If the US and Cuba followed the example of Vietnam for bilateral relations and economic reform, the problem would be solved.

Letter to President Biden on the Crisis in Cuba

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden                                                                                                         President of the United States of America                                                                                               The White House                                                                                                                        Washington, DC

Dear President Biden,

The nationwide failure of the power system in Cuba offers opportunity and necessity for the US to act from humanitarian concern for the wellbeing of close neighbors already suffering from shortages of food and medical supplies. 

Failure to do so will result in greater pain for innocent people and additional spill-over of migrants to the US who will seek admission and residence under the Cuban Adjustment Act.   

We urge you to provide immediately substantial emergency nutritional and medical assistance through American and international religious and non-governmental organizations working with Cuban health agencies and educational institutions.

As much as possible the US in consultation with the government of Cuba should also provide assistance that directly responds to the power system failure, such as enabling supplies of fuel oil and providing technical expertise and parts to repair the aging electrical grid.   (The experience and expertise of Puerto Rico may be applicable.)

US failure to respond in a timely fashion to the fire in the oil tanks in Matanzas in August 2022 contributed to the current crisis by the loss of storage capacity and may have cost 14 lives.  The US gift of firefighting equipment was deeply appreciated but came too late to help that situation.

As persons who have sought productive engagement for many years, we understand and regret that the policies and priorities of both countries have contributed to current grave problems.  We urge that Cuba and the US address underlying factors that created the present economic, energy, health and migration crisis after our Presidential election. 

Most urgent is to completely undo President Trump’s politically motivated restrictions on travel and his legally unjustified listing of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, as well as to encourage Cuba's release of July 2021 protestors of the devastating economic impact of his policies.   It is also appropriate to foster direct and multilateral investment in renewable energy systems such as wind and solar.
 
In closing Mr. President, we recall that during your presidential campaign you promised to restore positive initiatives with Cuba and forge a path towards greater normalization of relations between our two deeply connected nations.  Potentially this terrible humanitarian crisis is an opportunity for you as the leader of the most powerful nation to do the right thing now and provide the people of Cuba with US aid.

Sincerely,

Dr. Philip Brenner, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, American University, author of “Cuba Libre: A 500-Year Quest for Independence” and “Contemporary Cuba: The Post-Castro Era”, involved 50 years

Harold Cardenas Lema, Director, La Joven Cuba, MIA Columbia University, born in Cuba, involved 14 years

Dr. Aisha Z. Cort Hamilton Assistant Professor of Afro-Laitnx Issues & Social Movements, Bucknell University, forthcoming book “Representing Race in Revolutionary Cuba: Afrocubania, negrometraje, and cultural production, 1961-1996”, involved 28 years  

Dr. Susan Eckstein, Professor Emerita, Boston University, author of seven books including "Cuban Privilege: The Making of Immigrant Inequality in America" and “The Immigrant Divide: How Cuban Americans Changed the U.S. and Their Homeland”, involved 30 years 

Jorge Ignacio Fernandez, Founder & President, Hope for Cuba Foundation, born in Cuba, involved 27 years

Vicki Gass, Executive Director, Latin America Working Group, organization involved 20 years

Peter Kornbluh, co-author “Back Channel to Cuba:  The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana”, involved 32 years

Rosa Lowinger,  Distinguished Visiting Professor of Conservation, New York University Institute of Fine Arts, author of "Dwell Time", "Tropicana Nights", "Promising Paradise". born in Cuba, involved 32 years

John F. McAuliff, Executive Director, Fund for Reconciliation and Development, NGO advocacy, research on Irish links to Cuba, involved 27 years

Dr. Louis A. Pérez Jr., Professor, Department of History, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, author of seven books including “Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution” and “On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality and Culture”, involved 30 years

Dr. Julio Vernon Ruiz, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Geriatric, University of Miami,  born in Cuba, involved 64 years

Lee Schlenker, Policy Director at ACERE, MA candidate in Latin American Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, involved 10 years

If you wish to be added to the list of signers, write jmcauliff@ffrd.org with your name, title, affiliation, books if applicable and number of years involved with Cuba

Cuba's Crisis and US election results

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