Despite the increasing calls for change in the United States, the country’s chief diplomat, Antony Blinken, has stated that there will be no policy shift towards Cuba until January 20, 2025.
Blinken confirmed this Wednesday before a congressional committee that he does not anticipate any change in US policy towards Cuba before President Joe Biden’s term ends next month.
He also reiterated this when asked about the possibility of the Biden administration reviewing Cuba’s potential removal from the list of countries supporting terrorism.
Cuba was first added to the list of state sponsors of terrorism in 1982 during the administration of Ronald Reagan, and it remained on the list until 2015, when then-President Barack Obama removed the Caribbean nation from the list in an attempt to initiate a process of rapprochement with the island during the final stages of his presidency.
However, in January 2021, just days after leaving the White House, President Trump reinstated Cuba’s inclusion on the list, a decision that Biden has maintained.
