U.S. to Pull More Diplomats Out of Cuba After Attacks
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U.S. to Pull More Diplomats Out of Cuba After Attacks
Cuba has told us it will continue to investigate these attacks and we will continue to cooperate with them in this effort.”
State Department officials have decided they will not punish Cuba by forcing the country to reduce its own diplomatic staff in Washington, a decision
that was immediately attacked by Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida who fiercely opposed President Barack Obama’s decision to improve ties with Cuba.
WASHINGTON — The State Department announced on Friday
that it is pulling more than half of its staff out of the American embassy in Havana in the wake of mysterious attacks that have injured 21 people associated with the embassy.
That meeting failed to persuade Mr. Tillerson that the Cubans could guarantee the safety of the remaining
American employees in Havana, prompting him to decide to pull much of the embassy staff.
American officials will continue to meet with their Cuban counterparts —
but not in Cuba — until the cause of the attacks is uncovered, officials said.
But one of the reasons Mr. Tillerson will keep it open is a growing belief among American officials
that the Cuban government was probably not responsible for the attacks
Some of the attacks occurred in hotels where State Department employees were temporarily
staying, leading officials to worry that tourists and others could be affected.
Cuba has told us it will continue to investigate these attacks and we will continue to cooperate with them in this effort.”
State Department officials have decided they will not punish Cuba by forcing the country to reduce its own diplomatic staff in Washington, a decision
that was immediately attacked by Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida who fiercely opposed President Barack Obama’s decision to improve ties with Cuba.
WASHINGTON — The State Department announced on Friday
that it is pulling more than half of its staff out of the American embassy in Havana in the wake of mysterious attacks that have injured 21 people associated with the embassy.
That meeting failed to persuade Mr. Tillerson that the Cubans could guarantee the safety of the remaining
American employees in Havana, prompting him to decide to pull much of the embassy staff.
American officials will continue to meet with their Cuban counterparts —
but not in Cuba — until the cause of the attacks is uncovered, officials said.
But one of the reasons Mr. Tillerson will keep it open is a growing belief among American officials
that the Cuban government was probably not responsible for the attacks
Some of the attacks occurred in hotels where State Department employees were temporarily
staying, leading officials to worry that tourists and others could be affected.