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<div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><b><span
style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">“Canada, The United States and Cuba:</span></b><br
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<b><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The Triangular Relation between
1959 and 1962 as seen in Cuban Diplomatic History”</span></b></font><br
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<b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lecture by:</b><br
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<b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Raul Rodriguez Rodriguez</b><br
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<b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">University of Havana, Center for
Hemispheric and U.S. Studies (CEHSEU)</b><br
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<b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Moderated by:</b><br
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<b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kim M. Williams, Associate Professor of
Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS), Harvard
University</b><br style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">
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<div style="text-align: center;">Date: Monday, November 30th<br>
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Time: 12-2 pm<br>
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Location: DRCLAS, 1730 Cambridge Street, Resource Room (S216)<br>
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This event is co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Cuban Studies Program and the
WCFIA Canada Program.<br>
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The Cuban Revolution of 1959 meant a process of profound
socio-economic and political transformations. The steps taken by the
new Cuban government and the responses of the United States government
led United States-Cuba bilateral relations to escalate into conflict in
the framework of the Cold War. In response, the Cuban government tried
to promote bilateral relations with other countries to offset the
effects of US policy. Canada was identified as one of those countries
as for geographical and economic considerations it could at least
partially become an important trading partner. As the Cuban government
tried to strengthen bilateral ties with Canada, it faced the opposition
of the U.S. This generates a relation that involves all three actors
with intense manifestations especially during the early period of the
process. Drawing on primary sources including the Cuban Embassy in
Ottawa and the archives of Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this
presentation will examine the triangular relationship involving the
three nations through the documents as seen by Cuban Diplomats and
policymakers. </div>
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