Havana Interest Section

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Havana interest section. The embassy was closed in 1961 when the united states severed diplomatic relations with cuba. Interest section billboard controversy has been making national news in the u s. Outside of office hours contact.
Officially the interests section is part of and u s. Beardo 14 08 16 june 2006 utc photo. If i have time over the weekend i ll try to make a start.
Formally severed ties on january 3 1961 the two countries were not technically represented by embassies but rather interests sections both under the diplomatic aegis of the swiss embassy. Citizens with emergencies please call 53 7 839 4100. Does the us interests section in havana scam cuban visa applicants.
It was staffed by united states foreign service personnel and local staff employed by the us department of state and located in a multi story office building on the malecón across from the plaza de la revolución in havana. Anyone have a non copyright photo. During president carter s administration in 1977 the united states and cuba signed an agreement establishing the u s.
The mission resumed its role as the embassy of the united states in cuba on july 20. The united states interests section of the embassy of switzerland in havana cuba or usint havana represented united states interests in cuba from september 1 1977 to july 20 2015. Dissidents spies and attack cartoons life at the u s.
Beland 01 58 16 june 2006 utc difficult to make npov. Was represented by the swiss embassy in cuba. For the next 16 years the u s.