U.S. Orders Cuban Diplomat Expelled After UN Confrontation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the diplomat out after officials said he shoved an American staffer and tried to disrupt the U.N. debate.
- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed paperwork expelling a Cuban diplomat after U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz accused the official of shoving an American diplomat at the United Nations General Assembly.
- The expulsion followed a heated confrontation Tuesday during an embargo debate, where Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla interrupted Waltz's remarks and approached the podium while shouting.
- Video evidence showed the Cuban first secretary grabbing a phone as a U.S. official recorded the spat; the General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning the embargo 130-17 on Wednesday.
- The State Department confirmed Wednesday the diplomat departed within the 24-hour deadline, as Waltz reiterated the administration will not tolerate physical intimidation of American representatives.
- Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, the United States maintains authority to expel foreign diplomats without providing reasons, marking a rare escalation in the ongoing diplomatic standoff with the Cuban government.
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Cuba welcomes home diplomat expelled from US after unusual altercation at the UN
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba on Friday welcomed home a diplomat expelled by the United States after an unusually heated confrontation between the two countries’ representatives at the United Nations this week.
Diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana are tense as the White House increases pressure on the Cuban regime. More information: Cuba: the wounded pride (and business) that the United States is trying to recover
The United States expelled a Cuban diplomat following an altercation with an American official at the UN headquarters, where a controversial discussion also took place between Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and US Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz,...
Washington, Oct 29 (EFE).- The U.S. government expelled a Cuban diplomat after a confrontation with a U.S. official at the United Nations headquarters, a day after a heated discussion between the island's chancellor, Bruno Rodríguez, and the U.S. ambassador to the UN, Michael Waltz, as published on Thursday [...] The U.S. entry expels a Cuban diplomat after an altercation at the UN, according to NYT was first published in HolaNews.
Rubio Ejects Cuban Diplomat After Shoving U.S. Envoy
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz says Secretary Rubio signed paperwork ejecting a Cuban diplomat who shoved an American envoy, the official flies to Havana within 24 hours. On Tuesday’s “Hannity” broadcast, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had just signed the papers to remove a Cuban diplomat […]
The expulsion takes place in a context of renewed tension between Washington and Havana.
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