CUBA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump slammed former President Barack Obama’s dealings with the communist regime in Cuba on Friday [6-16-17] in Miami, charting his own course of more confrontational relations with the Castro-led government…
The change is posture, however, is only a partial shift from Obama’s policy.
Diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba will remain open, as will the newly opened embassies in Washington and Havana. And there will be no further restrictions on the types of goods that Americans can take out of Cuba, including the country’s popular rum and cigars.
The Trump administration will begin strictly enforcing the authorized exemptions that allow travel between the US and Cuba and prohibit commerce with Cuban businesses owned by the military and intelligence services. The President also directed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to convene a task force on expanding Internet access on the island and reiterate the United States’ opposition to efforts in the United Nations to lift the Cuban embargo until more is done to honor human rights.
None of these new regulations take effect immediately, a White House official said, adding that government agencies are expected to officially issue the regulatory amendments in the coming months.”
-Dan Merica, “Trump unveils new restrictions on travel, business with Cuba,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, June 16, 2017 02:11pm