{"id":2459,"date":"2002-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/cms\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2002-12-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2002-12-03T00:00:00","slug":"5491232002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2002\/12\/03\/5491232002\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/3\/2002"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u2018Despite longstanding disagreements between the United States and Cuba, four decades of an embargo have not led to solutions. Expanding communication, not continued isolation, is a productive step toward advancing U.S.-Cuban relations and toward addressing U.S. concerns about political liberties and economic reform in Cuba,\u2019 according to Brian Alexander, Executive Director of the Cuba Policy Foundation. Mr. Alexander added, \u2018U.S. policy must reflect the reality that 11 million people live in Cuba, not just one man. By opening lines of communication with Cuban officials as well as opponents of Castro\u2019s government, Americans speak directly with those who will shape the future of Cuba and the future of the U.S.-Cuban relationship.\u2019\u201d [Con Embargo]<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCPF [Cuba Policy Foundation] Leads Successful Congressional Delegation to Cuba,\u201d Cuba Policy Foundation, December 3, 2002<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u2018Despite longstanding disagreements between the United States and Cuba, four decades of an embargo have not led to solutions. Expanding communication, not continued isolation, is a productive step toward advancing U.S.-Cuban relations and toward addressing U.S. concerns about political liberties and economic reform in Cuba,\u2019 according to Brian Alexander, Executive Director of the Cuba Policy [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2002\/12\/03\/5491232002\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from 12\/3\/2002<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-2459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quotes","tag-quotes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2442,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2002\/05\/15\/5325152002\/","url_meta":{"origin":2459,"position":0},"title":"5\/15\/2002","author":"AmarkData","date":"May 15, 2002","format":false,"excerpt":"\"In May of 2002, the forty-six member, bipartisan House Cuba Working Group (CWG) unveiled a \u2018Review of U.S. Policy Toward Cuba,\u2019 which included a nine-point legislative program to ease the Cuban embargo and take positive steps in advancing U.S. interests regarding Cuba.\u201d [Con Embargo] \u201cA Review of U.S. Policy Toward\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2458,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2002\/11\/15\/54811152002\/","url_meta":{"origin":2459,"position":1},"title":"11\/15\/2002","author":"AmarkData","date":"November 15, 2002","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Congressional aides from fourteen offices of the House Cuba Working Group were in Havana, Cuba in November [2002] on a trip to broaden communication between the United States and Cuba and to expand Congressional knowledge of contemporary Cuba. 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