Kerry Reiterates Administration Call to Lift Cuban Embargo
The Obama administration “strongly” supports congressional action to lift the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba, Secretary of State John Kerry said at the ceremony to open the U.S. embassy in Havana on Aug. 14. Kerry applauded recent U.S. executive and…
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regulatory action to ease trade, travel and financial restrictions on dealings with Cuba (see 1501150031). He also, however, pushed the Cuban government to reciprocate. “And just as we are doing our part, we urge the Cuban Government to make it less difficult for their citizens to start businesses, to engage in trade, access information online,” said Kerry. “The embargo has always been something of a two-way street – both sides need to remove restrictions that have been holding Cubans back.” President Barack Obama urged repeal of the embargo in his 2015 State of the Union speech (see 1501210012). So far this Congress, lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced bills to fully normalize ties (see 1501160009 and 1506120019), but those bills have not advanced through the congressional process.