Certification of Rescission of Cuba's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
Source: The White House
Certification of Rescission of Cubas Designation
as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
Pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the United States, and consistent with sections 1754(c) and 1768(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c) and 4826(c)), I hereby certify with respect to the rescission of the determination of January 12, 2021, regarding Cuba that:
(i) The Government of Cuba has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period; and
(ii) The Government of Cuba has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.
This certification shall also satisfy the provisions of section 620A(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(c)(2)), section 40(f)(1)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act, Public Law 90-629, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2780 (f)(1)(B)), and, to the extent applicable, section 6(j)(4)(B) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, Public Law 96-72, as amended (50 U.S.C. App.2405(j)), and as continued in effect by Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 14, 2025.
Read more: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2025/01/14/certification-of-rescission-of-cubas-designation-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/
Former President Barack Obama initiated the "Cuban thaw." Here he is with Cuban President Raul Castro on 21 Mar 2016. (Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)
First Lady Michelle Obama shines between the two national leaders. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Sources:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261559/white-house-to-remove-cuba-from-terror-list-amid-vaticans-efforts-at-prisoner-release
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_thaw
patricia92243
(12,888 posts)tourists go there now?
C0RI0LANUS
(2,334 posts)this move by the Biden Administration will release some people from prisons.
Note that Canadians have been enjoying Cuba for decades. In 2015, 1.3m Canadians visited Cuba.
637,907 US citizens went to Cuba in 2018.
American Airlines flight info for MIA-HAV:
https://www.aa.com/en-us/flights-from-miami-to-cuba
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Cuba
rampartd
(1,150 posts)his florida cubans are sure to have some unreasonable demands.
sinkingfeeling
(53,409 posts)sinkingfeeling
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