James Cason
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James Cason is the current U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, a post he has held since December 1, 2005. Prior to assuming that post, he served as the chief of the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba from September 10, 2002 to September 10, 2005. He was succeeded by Michael E. Parmly.
James Cason graduated from Dartmouth College in the class of 1966.
[edit] Cuban dissidents
A group of 75 Cuban dissidents (some connected with the Varela Project) were arrested by the Cuban government and accused of accepting gifts (including cash as well as office machines and office space) from James Cason and the US Interests Section. Their arrests coincided with the onset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in March of 2003. An exhibit was erected on September 8, 2005 in protest of the incarcerations.[citation needed] A number of the dissidents were subsequently released, but most of the individuals remain imprisoned.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- US Interest Section in Cuba
- US Department of State biography
- Interview with James Cason and statements from Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque on the arrests of dissidents
| United States Ambassadors to Latin America |  |
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| Argentina: Lino Gutierrez • Bolivia: David N. Greenlee • Brazil: Vacant • Chile: Craig A. Kelly • Costa Rica: Mark Langdale • Cuba: Michael E. Parmly • Dominican Republic: Hans. H. Hertell (Chief of Mission) • Ecuador: Linda Jewell • El Salvador: H. Douglas Barclay • Honduras: Charles A. Ford • Mexico: Tony Garza • Nicaragua: Paul A. Trivelli • Organization of American States: John Maisto • Paraguay: James Cason • Peru: J. Curtis Struble • Uruguay: Vacant • Venezuela: William Brownfield |
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