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U.S. names interim charge d’affaires at embassy in Havana

July 11, 2017

Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald
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The U.S. Embassy in Cuba has a new interim chief at its seaside building in Havana: career diplomat Scott Hamilton.

Hamilton, who has served as deputy chief of mission since July 2015, replaces Jeffrey DeLaurentis as Chargé d’Affaires.

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