Obama announces Cuban, U.S. embassies to reopen in Washington, Havana

Los Angeles Times | July 1, 2015 | 8:16 AM

President Obama today announced an agreement with the Cuban government to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana, the most significant move yet toward normalizing relations after a half-century of a diplomatic deep freeze.

The development, announced in the White House Rose Garden, comes six months after Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro agreed to end the Cold War-era standoff.
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