“THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND CUBA:

The Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies

Cordially invite you to a Panel Discussion

“THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND CUBA:

WHAT TO EXPECT”

MODERATOR:         Jaime Suchlicki, Director, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, and Emilio Bacardi Moreau Distinguished Professor at the University of Miami.  He is also editor of “Cuban Affairs”, a quarterly electronic journal published by ICCAS and the author of Cuba: From Columbus to Castro; Mexico: From Montezuma to the rise of PAN, and Breve Historia de Cuba.  Dr. Suchlicki is a highly regarded consultant to the public and private sector in the U.S.

PANEL:                      Ambassador Otto Reich, President of Otto Reich Associates, LLC of Washington, D.C. served as U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, from 1986 to 1989.  In the 1980’s, Reich received three appointments from President Ronald Reagan: As special Advisor to the Secretary of State from 1983 to 1986, he directed the Office of Public Diplomacy for Latin America and the Caribbean, which received the department’s Meritorious Honor Award.  From 1981 to 1983, he was Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in charge of U.S. economic assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean. He was the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from 2001 to 2002.  He then became President Bush’s Special Envoy for Western Hemisphere Initiatives, reporting to Dr. Condoleezza Rice in the National Security Council.  He left government service in June 2004.

                                    Jose Azel, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami.  He was one of the founders of Pediatrix Medical Group, the nation’s leading provider of pediatric specialty services.  Dr. Azel was an Adjunct Professor of International Business at the School of Business Administration, Department of Management, University of Miami.  Azel holds a Ph.D. in International Affairs from the University of Miami. He is the author of the book “Manana in Cuba.”

                                    Pedro Roig, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami. Historian and attorney, is the author of several books including “The Death of a Dream: A History of Cuba” published by ICCAS in 2009 and “Marti: The Cuban Struggle for Freedom.”  Former director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) – Radio & TV Marti, a veteran of the Brigade 2506.

DATE:                       Thursday, December 1, 2016

                                    7:00 p.m. Lecture

DONATION:             $10 (Free to Faculty, Staff, Students and Media)

WHERE:                   Casa Bacardi, University of Miami, 1531 Brescia Avenue, Coral Gables                                           

RSVP:                        The Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (305) 284-CUBA (2822).     

                                    Please reserve early.  Space limited.