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In a stunning announcement on Jan. 11, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo declared that the State Department was designating Cuba “a State Sponsor of Terrorism” for allegedly repeatedly “providing support for acts of international terrorism in granting safe harbor to terrorists.
Pompeo Returns Cuba to Terrorism Sponsor List, Constraining Bidenâs Plans
In announcing the move, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited Cubaâs hosting of American fugitives and Colombian rebels and its support for Venezuelaâs authoritarian leader.
The statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited Cubaâs refusal to extradite 10 leaders of Colombiaâs National Liberation Army, who have been living Havana since 2017.Credit.Jessica Mcgowan/Getty Images
Published Jan. 11, 2021Updated Feb. 15, 2021
WASHINGTON â The State Department designated Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism on Monday in a last-minute foreign policy stroke that will complicate the incoming Biden administrationâs plans to restore friendlier relations with Havana.
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FILES) In this file photo taken on March 25, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said January 11, 2021 he was placing Cuba back on a blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, a last-minute roadblock to efforts by President-elect Joe Biden’s to ease tensions. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration on Monday returned Cuba to the US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, the latest in a slew of last-minute actions to hinder President-elect Joe Biden’s diplomacy.
The terror designation severely hampers foreign investment and can only be removed after a formal review by the Biden administration, meaning it may remain in force for months and slow efforts to ease tensions.