Embassy of the United States in Havana

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The Embassy of the United States in Havana is the primary diplomatic mission representing U.S. political, economic, and consular interests in Cuba and a central symbol of the two countries’ often tense bilateral relationship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic mission
embassy
architect Harrison & Abramovitz
Max Abramovitz
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
associatedWith Havana syndrome
buildingMaterial reinforced concrete
closedAsEmbassy 1961
coordinates 23.144°N 82.385°W
country United States of America
currentUse embassy
hasDiplomaticFunction consular services
cultural relations
economic relations
political relations
public diplomacy
hasFlag United States flag
surface form: Flag of the United States
hasLanguage English
Spanish
historicalEvent conversion to U.S. Interests Section in 1977
restoration of full diplomatic relations in 2015
severance of U.S.–Cuba diplomatic relations in 1961
hostedByAsInterestsSection Embassy of Switzerland in Havana
inception 1953
locatedIn Cuba
Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Plaza de la Revolución
locatedOn Malecón, Havana
nearbyLandmark Hotel Nacional de Cuba
José Martí Memorial tower
surface form: José Martí Anti-Imperialist Plaza
numberOfFloors 7
openedAsEmbassy 1953
operator United States Department of State
overlooks Straits of Florida
ownedBy United States government
partOf United States Foreign Service
providesServiceTo Cuban visa applicants
U.S. citizens in Cuba
reopenedAsEmbassy 2015
reopenedAsEmbassyDate 2015-07-20
reopeningFlagRaisingCeremonyDate 2015-08-14
represents United States interests in Cuba
securityMeasures enhanced perimeter security
restricted access zone
subjectOf Havana syndrome health incidents
symbolizes Cold War tensions in the Caribbean
U.S.–Cuba relations
timezone Cuba Standard Time
was Embassy of the United States in Havana self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Interests Section in Havana
website https://cu.usembassy.gov

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United States–Cuba relations involvesEmbassy Embassy of the United States in Havana
Embassy of the United States in Havana was Embassy of the United States in Havana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States Interests Section in Havana
U.S. Ambassador to Cuba seat Embassy of the United States in Havana
U.S. Ambassador to Cuba associatedWith Embassy of the United States in Havana
this entity surface form: United States Embassy in Havana
Playa municipality contains Embassy of the United States in Havana
this entity surface form: United States Embassy residence compound (former) in Cubanacán