Jeffrey DeLaurentis - US first ambassador to Cuba since 1961

Q.  Which person was appointed the first ambassador from The USA to Cuba?
- Published on 29 Sep 16

a. Navtej Sarna
b. John Kerry
c. Jeffrey DeLaurentis
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Jeffrey DeLaurentis
 
Jeffrey DeLaurentis - US first ambassador to Cuba since 1961The United States on 27th Sept 2016 appointed first Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis to Cuba
  • The two countries had broken off ties in the 1960s since the communist revolution
  • He was appointed to the post by President Barack Obama who said this was a step towards normal and productive relationship
  • Appointment will need approval from Republican-led Senate which opposed dealings with Cuba
  • New ambassador DeLaurentis has worked at the US embassy in Havana which opened since 2014
  • Cuba is a unitary sovereign state comprising archipelagos, an isle and the island
  • Located in the Northern Caribbean, it is south of Florida and Bahamas, north of Jamaica and west of Haiti
  • Havana is the capital city
  • The current currency is the Cuban Peso

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