Secretary Kerry Meets With Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez

Secretary of State John Kerry met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Washington, DC on Monday, July 20, to mark the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba. The symbolic bilateral meeting took place after a flag-raising ceremony at the re-opening of the Cuban embassy in the nation’s capital.

On August 14, Kerry will hoist the American flag at the United States’ embassy in Havana, Cuba, which also opened today. It will be the first time the flag has flown over the building in 56 years. Credit: Twitter/Department of State