On July 1, President Obama announced that the United States had agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba and re-open embassies in our respective countries.
The last time we had an embassy in Cuba was in January of 1961, when we severed diplomatic relations at the height of the Cold War.
Today, more than 54 years later, Secretary of State John Kerry is travelling to Havana to re-open our embassy and take a historic step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with the Cuban government and people.
Watch live at 9:45 a.m. as Secretary Kerry raises our flag over U.S. Embassy Havana once more, and stay tuned here all day for more updates from Cuba.
Want a deeper dive into our new approach? You can learn more about the steps we’re taking to improve U.S. and Cuban relations here: whitehouse.gov/cuba