The Latest: Kerry speaks at residence of US mission chief - U.S. News & World Report
HAVANA (AP) — The latest on ceremonies to raise the U. S. flag over the embassy in Havana after 54 years of broken diplomatic relations:. After his walking tour of Old Havana, U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry has addressed a group of diplomats, Cuban-Americans and advocates of warming relations with Cuba. Sanchez tweeted a selfie with Kerry and a photo of the secretary of state meeting privately with a group of dissidents. Junia Perez got a big surprise while out walking in the Cuban capital's historic Old Havana neighborhood — she stumbled on U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry making a quick sightseeing stroll. The 44-year-old Perez says she never dreamed that she would ever run across Washington's top diplomat. Like many of the growing numbers of Americans visiting Cuba, John Kerry has taken time to explore cobblestoned Old Havana. During an hour-long stroll, he stopped at a restored colonial-era church, checked out cigar humidors on a sun-drenched square and ducked into a restaurant where Raul Castro took Jimmy Carter to dinner in 2011. Kerry himself became a tourist... Kerry stopped to chat with Julio Alvarez, who offered him a free ride in his black 1959 Chevrolet Impala taxi. Source: www.usnews.com
