US EditionEcuador Expels Cuba's Entire Embassy Staff, Gives 48 Hours to Leave
Ecuador expelled Cuba’s ambassador and staff under the Vienna Convention without stating a reason amid rising US-Cuba tensions and closer Ecuador-US cooperation.
- On March 4, 2026, Ecuador declared Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez, Cuban ambassador to Ecuador, and his diplomatic staff persona non grata, ordering them to leave within 48 hours.
- An executive order signed Tuesday by President Daniel Noboa canceled José María Borja, Ecuador's ambassador to Cuba's duties without explanation, with officials citing Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
- Security forces were observed patrolling outside the Cuban embassy in Quito, and a press officer at the Cuban embassy said they could not comment, while AP did not respond.
- The expulsions coincided with the start of joint United States-Ecuador military operations against organized crime, reinforcing Ecuador's role as an ally in the regional fight against drug trafficking.
- Amid mounting U.S. pressure on Cuba, President Donald Trump signed restrictions on oil sales and said the government was `ready to fall`. The measure follows related policy moves.
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Basilio Gutiérrez was declared "persona non grata", without explanation, by the Ecuadorian government, close to Donald Trump, who, for his part, has been exerting increasing pressure on the Cuban regime for several weeks.
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Ecuador declared this Wednesday a person “non grata” to the ambassador of Cuba, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez, and his diplomatic staff and gave them 48 hours to leave the South American country.The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement that the measure was adopted within the framework of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, although it did not immediately specify the reasons for that decision.It stated that articl…
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