U.S.-Cuba Policy Initiative

Archives: U.S.-Cuba Policy Initiative Transcripts and Supporting Documents

74 Cuban Democracy Advocates Support Passage of Peterson Bill to Lift Travel Ban

June 17, 2010

To download a pdf of this letter, click here. To download the Spanish version, click here.

Members of Cuban Civil Society

Havana, Cuba
May 30, 2010

Honorable Members of the United States House of Representatives

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National Security Community on Cuba

June 2, 2010

The U.S. Defense, Intelligence and National Security Community: Cuba Poses No Threat

General Charles Wilhelm (Ret.), Commander of United States Southern Command, 1997 - 2000: “I have spent all of my adult life doing one thing and that’s tending to the security needs of this country. I’m convinced that a pragmatic relationship with Cuba will further the national security interests of the U.S… [The] Cuban military is an anemic force that is far more focused on farming than it is on fighting.

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On the Record: Cuban Dissidents, Human Rights Defenders, and Cuban Americans Now Support Reforming U.S. Policy

June 2, 2010

Political dissidents and former prisoners of conscience in Cuba support ending U.S. travel ban:

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Change in Our Interest: Travel, Trade and Improved Relations with Cuba

October 22, 2009

This comprehensive resource compiled in 2009 looks at why it is in the national interest to change our policy towards Cuba and explains the possible impact of lifting restrictions on trade and travel with Cuba.

Table of Contents:

1. Legislative Background: U.S. - Cuba Policy in the 111th Congress

2. Travel Talking Points:

3. Trade Background:

4. Trade Talking Points:

5. Endorsement Lists:

6. Polling Data:

7. Contact List: U.S.-Cuba Policy Contacts

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Engaging Cuba: A New Way Forward

May 12, 2009

The May Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum (CPRF) was held at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on May 12th, 2009. Over 50 individuals from government agencies, think-tanks, non-profits and local universities attended the event.

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Options for Engagement

April 1, 2009

Options for Engagement was authored by U.S.-Cuba Policy Initiative Director, Anya Landau French, while she was a Senior Fellow at the Lexington Institute.

INTRODUCTION

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U.S. Cuba Policy: Ending 50 Years of Failure

December 11, 2007

On Dec. 11, 2007, Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson, USA (Ret), Co-Chair of the U.S.-Cuba 21st Century Policy Initiative, testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. In his opening remarks, Wilkerson stated:

Thank you, Chairman Baucus, Ranking Minority Member Grassley and members of the committee, for the opportunity to testify today on U.S. policy with respect to Cuba.

For almost half a century, U.S. policy with respect to Cuba has failed -- miserably.

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