Advocacy Letters

Current Signatories: Pressley*, Cohen*, Norton, Adams, McCollum, Grijalva, Omar, Moore, Lee, McGovern Endorsing Organizations:Alliance for Cuba Engagement and Respect (ACERE), Massachusetts Peace Action, Just Foreign Policy, Global Health Partners, Latin America Working Group, CODEPINK, Justice is Global, Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) Dear Colleague, Please join us in sending a letter to President Biden expressing support for his…

May 23, 2022 Dear President Biden, We are writing to urge your administration to include Cuba among the invitees to the ninth Summit of the Americas, being hosted by the United States and scheduled to take place in Los Angeles next month. Excluding Cuba would be an enormous setback for amicable relations in the region, including between the United States and the rest of Latin America which view the inclusion and participation…

May 23, 2022 President Biden, We are pleased that you have recently announced new policies towards Cuba that will help ease travel restrictions and help Cuban-Americans support and connect with their families. We are writing to ask that in addition to these measures, you also take Cuba off the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. As you are aware, in the last days of the outgoing Trump administration, then Secretary of State Mike…

Take Action Now! Dear Colleague Letter Letter to Biden Leer en español Dear Colleague Letter Dear Colleague,             We invite you to join us on a letter to President Biden on advancing a U.S. policy towards Cuba that addresses the humanitarian and economic crisis and restores a policy of engagement on areas of mutual concern. It is important to pay close attention to developments in Cuba and uphold the rights of the Cuban people. It…

June 7, 2021 President Joe Biden White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D.C. 20006 Dear President Biden: We are writing to express our concern that your administration has yet to take steps towards normalizing relations with Cuba, despite the fact that most of the previous administration’s policy changes can be reversed with a single executive order. On June 23, the U.N. General Assembly will vote to condemn the United States’…

President-Elect Joe Biden,  As organizations and individuals that advocate for normal diplomatic relations with Cuba, we are  enthusiastic about your incoming administration and the possibilities of improving relations with  Cuba, just as the Obama/Biden administration did. We have seen in the past four years how the  Trump administration overturned those gains, imposing harsh restrictions that have harmed the  Cuban people, made it difficult for Cuban-Americans and others to send remittances…