Photo: U.S. Embassy reopens in Cuba
epa04883457 A screen grab from a video feed provided by the US Department of State shows US Secretary of State John Kerry speaking during the flag-raising ceremony at the reinaugurated US embassy in Havana, Cuba, 14 August 2015. The embassy was closed in 1961 when the Eisenhower administration severed diplomatic ties with the Cuban government. The new US embassy will be in the same building that housed the mission when the stars-and-stripes were last lowered 54 years ago - overlooking the iconic Malecon seaside esplanade. Cuba formally opened its embassy in Washington in July 2015, as Washington and Havana take another step in repairing their long-fractured ties. EPA/US DEPARTMENT OF STATE/HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE. HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES ** Usable by LA, CT and MoD ONLY ** (US DEPARTMENT OF STATE/HANDOUT / EPA)
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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba August 14, 2015. Kerry is at the Cuban capital to raise the US flag and formally reopen the long-closed US Embassy. Cuba and the US officially restored diplomatic relations July 20, as part of efforts to normalize ties between the former Cold War foes. AFP PHOTO/POOL/PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAISPABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / AFP/Getty Images)
Picture of the US embassy in Havana -- the former US Interest Section -- taken on August 7, 2015. Last month, President Barack Obama unveiled a breakthrough deal with Cuba to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana, in a major step toward ending decades of Cold war enmity. US Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to visit the island nation on August 14th to officially reopen the US embassy and fly the American flag over the building for the first time since January 3, 1961. AFP PHOTO / ADALBERTO ROQUEADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP/Getty Images)
A worker wipes a representation of the The Great Seal of the United States at the the newly opened U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Friday morning in Havana for an historic ceremony to raise the U.S. flag over the restored U.S. Embassy in the Cuban capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) (Ramon Espinosa / AP)
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez applauds as the Cuban flag is raised in front of the country’s embassy in Washington on July 20, 2015.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to board a jet at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland for a flight to Havana, Cuba, on Aug. 14, 2015. Kerry was traveling to the Cuban capital to raise the U.S. flag and formally reopen the long-shuttered U.S. Embassy.
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