Cuban Official Accused of Shoving US Diplomat to Be Expelled
- On Wednesday, Ambassador Mike Waltz announced that Washington ordered the expulsion of a Cuban diplomat following a physical altercation at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed the order, mandating departure within 24 hours.
- Tensions escalated Tuesday when Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez interrupted Waltz during the embargo debate, accusing the ambassador of lying and sparking a shouting match that turned physical.
- Waltz alleged the diplomat shoved and attempted to assault an American official during the confrontation. He stated, "Back away from this podium, he's not going to intimidate me," while describing regime officials rushing the stage.
- Under the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations, a host country may expel diplomats without providing justification. The Assembly is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a yearly resolution calling for the end of the decades-old trade embargo on Cuba.
- Expelling a diplomat is a rare move that deepens the existing standoff between Washington and Havana. No government has officially named the individual involved, and The State Department has not released a formal statement regarding the expulsion.
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U.S. envoy says Cuban diplomat will be expelled after U.N. confrontation with involving Mike Waltz
NEW YORK – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said a Cuban diplomat would be sent back to Havana after a confrontation at the U.N., describing the incident in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Waltz said Secretary of State Marco Rubio had signed paperwork to expel the Cuban delegation’s first… The post U.S. envoy says Cuban diplomat will be expelled after U.N. confrontation with involving Mike Waltz appeared first on Fl…
Hours later, Washington announced the expulsion of the Cuban diplomat, accusing him of allegedly attempting to physically assault his delegation's staff.
‘He’s gone’: Rubio boots Cuban diplomat after ‘assault’ on Waltz’s aide during shouting match at UN
Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved to expel a Cuban diplomat after US Ambassador Mike Waltz accused him of having “shoved and tried to assault” a member of the American delegation during a fiery UN confrontation. The incident unfolded as Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla traded accusations during a heated UN General Assembly debate over the decades-old US embargo on Cuba, forcing the session to be briefly suspended. Wal…
Cuban Diplomat Accused of Violent Behavior at U.N. Finds Out in a Hurry What Happens Next
(WND)—A Cuban diplomat assigned by his nation to the United Nations, and whose antics were described as going after the American representation, is being expelled from the United States. A report at RedState revealed Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed paperwork ordering the Cuban, Richard Tur de la Concepcion, to be physically removed from […] The post Cuban Diplomat Accused of Violent Behavior at U.N. Finds Out in a Hurry What Happens Ne…
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