Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba
The United States Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba (CAFC) was created by United States President George W. Bush on October 10, 2003, to, according to him, explore ways the U.S. can help hasten and ease a democratic transition in Cuba.
Members
The commission was co-chaired by Condoleezza Rice and Carlos M. Gutierrez.
Commission members include all Cabinet-level agencies. The core agencies responsible for day-to-day operations of the Commission include, the Secretary of State (chairman); Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary of Commerce; Secretary of Homeland Security; the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, or their designees. The core group undertakes the day-to-day work of the commission. Any US government agencies may be called upon to provide support to the commission's work by the authority granted it by National Security Presidential Directive 29 to create and task working groups.
First report
The commission's first report was released to the public on May 6, 2004. It set out a plan for bringing about change on the island and outlined numerous perceived problem areas and solutions to solve them.
Second report
The commission released a second report in July 2006, which built on the findings of the first report. It also issued the "Compact with the Cuban People," which pledged that the US government would assist a transition government.
Response of Cuban government
Fidel Castro referred to Rice as a "mad" woman and to the US Chief of Mission in Havana, Michael E. Parmly, as a "little gangster" and a "bully." He insisted that in spite of the formation of the commission, Cuba is itself "in transition: to socialism [and] to communism" and that it is "ridiculous for the U.S. to threaten Cuba now."
See also
- Cuba-United States relations
- Opposition to Fidel Castro
- Cuba and democracy
References
External links
- "Report to advise Bush on post-Castro Cuba" (Reuters)
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- Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1903)
- Hay-Quesada Treaty
- Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1934)
- Good Neighbor policy
- Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
- El Diálogo
- Cuba–United States Maritime Boundary Agreement
- Tripartite Accord (1988)
- Cuban thaw
- Spanish–American War
- Ostend Manifesto
- USS Maine
- Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine (Havana)
- United States Senate Committee on Cuban Relations
- The Paquete Habana
- Army of Cuban Occupation Medal
- Propaganda
- United States Military Government in Cuba
- Second Occupation of Cuba
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- Banana Wars
- Cuban Revolution
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- United States embargo against Cuba
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- Matthew Edward Duke
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- Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino
- Zemel v. Rusk
- Cuba–United States aircraft hijackings
- Leyla Express and Johnny Express incidents
- Mariel boatlift
- Sandy Pollack
- Regan v. Wald
- 1994 Cuban rafter crisis
- Bill Gaede
- 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft
- Cuban Five
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- Ana Montes
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- Alan Gross
- Havana syndrome
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- Americans in Cuba
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- 1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series
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- Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba
- Congressional Cuba Democracy Caucus
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- CubaOne Foundation
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- Engage Cuba
- Fair Play for Cuba Committee
- Friends of Democratic Cuba
- Havana Jam
- Omega 7
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- Radio y Televisión Martí
- US-Cuba Democracy PAC
- Varela Project
- Venceremos Brigade
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- Filibuster (military)
- NOAAS Oregon II (R 332)
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- Cuba–OAS relations
- Overthrow
- The Cuba Wars
- Balseros
- 638 Ways to Kill Castro