Embassy of the United States in Havana

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diplomatic mission embassy

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.

Aliases (1)

United States Interests Section in Havana ×1

Statements (50)

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	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 →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Plaza de la Revolución →
locatedOn	Malecón, Havana →
nearbyLandmark	Hotel Nacional de Cuba → 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	United States Interests Section in Havana →
website	https://cu.usembassy.gov →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States–Cuba relations →	involvesEmbassy
Embassy of the United States in Havana ("United States Interests Section in Havana") →	was