CUBA Libre - Kerry Strikes Delicate Balance in Havana Trip for Embassy Flag-Raising

Kerry Strikes Delicate Balance in Havana Trip for Embassy Flag-Raising - The New York Times: "HAVANA, Cuba — Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Cuba on Friday morning to attend a flag-raising ceremony at the American Embassy and to give a lift to the effort to rebuild ties after more than half a century of hostility.

But Mr. Kerry’s visit — the first by a secretary of state since Edward R. Stettinius Jr. made a short trip to Havana in 1945 — also reflects the balance that the Obama administration is trying to strike between working with an authoritarian government and supporting Cuba’s beleaguered dissidents."
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