Cuban-American lobby
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The Cuban-American lobby is a general term for the various groups largely made up of Cuban exiles in the United States and their descendants who pressure the U.S. government over its policy toward Cuba. In general usage this refers to anti-Castro and pro-democracy groups.
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[edit] Organizations
- The Cuba Democracy Caucus.
- The US-Cuba Democracy Pac
- The Cuban American National Foundation.
- The Cuban Liberty Council
[edit] Cuban Americans in the United States Congress
There are six Cuban Americans in the current U.S. Congress.
Two are U.S. Senators:
Four are in the U.S. House of Representatives:
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Republican, 21st District of Florida [3],[4];
- Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican, 25th District of Florida [5]
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, 18th District of Florida [6];
- Albio Sires, Democrat, 13th District of New Jersey [7].
[edit] Cubans in public service with United States Government
- Eduardo Aguirre, US Ambassador in Spain and Andorra [8]
- Emilio González, former U.S. Army colonel and current director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. [9]
- Carlos Gutierrez, former Kellogg CEO and present Secretary to the United States Department of Commerce [10]
- Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator for USAID Latin America and the Caribbean[11] (U.S. Agency for International Development)
- Ana Carbonell, Chief of Staff for Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart
- Nilda Pedrosa, former State Department Official and Senior Policy Director for Senator Mel Martinez
[edit] Other politically active Cuban Americans
- Otto Reich, former senior official in the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. From January 2003 to June 2004, he held the position US Special Envoy to the Western Hemisphere for the Secretary of State in the Bush administration.
- Armando F. Valladares, former Cuban prisoner for twenty-two years, American ambassador to the Human Rights Commission of the UN in Geneva during the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and author of the book-testimonial Contra toda esperanza (Against All Hope) about his life in Cuban jails.
- Mauricio Claver-Carone, head of the Cuba Democracy Pac
- Gus Machado
- Remedio Diaz Oliver
[edit] Politically active Cuban authors and academics
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- Frank Calzón, Center for a Free Cuba [12].
- Antonio de la Cova, academic
- Enrique Ros, prolific author on historical topics
- Andy Garcia author, actor, producer, director
- Rafael Román Martel poet, journalist
[edit] Spanish Media
- Ninoska Pérez Castellón, prominent Spanish radio talk show host
[edit] See also
- Cuban American
- Cuba-United States relations
- Diaspora politics in the United States
- Ethnic interest groups in the United States
- Lobbying in the United States
- Opposition to Fidel Castro
- Foreign policy interest group
