While Havana welcomed the move,Republican senators pledged to block any ambassador nomination, citing lack of progress in democracy and human rightsBarack Obama has a 0%” chance of getting his nomination for ambassador to Cuba approved by Congress, or according to the union representing US diplomats.
The president this week announced Jeffrey DeLaurentis as his choice to become the first American ambassador to Cuba in more than half a century,aiming to assign the seal on his detente with the communist island nation. Related: Spies, artificial insemination and the pope: how Cuba came in from the cold Related: Smiles all around after Obama's Cuba visit – but which side got more out of it? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com