List of Cuban ambassadors to the United States
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List of Cuban Ambassadors to the United States16 June 1902 - Legation Opened
- Gonzalo de Quesada
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentialsLetter of CredenceA letter of credence is a formal letter usually sent by one head of state to another that formally grants diplomatic accreditation to a named individual to be their ambassador in the country of the head of state receiving the letter...
: 16 June 1902
- General Carlos Garcia Velez
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 9 April 1909
- Dr. Francisco Carrera Justiz
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 8 April 1910
- Antonio Martin-Rivero
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 11 April 1911
- Dr. Pablo Desvernine
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 17 June 1913
- Dr. Carlos Manuel de CespedesCarlos Manuel de CéspedesCarlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo was a Cuban planter who freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence in 1868 which started the Ten Years' War...
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 22 July 1914
13 December 1923 - Legation raised to Embassy
- Cosme de la Torriente
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 13 December 1923
- Rafael Sanchez-Aballi
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 3 December 1925
- Orestes Ferrara
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 21 December 1926
- Oscar B. CintasOscar B. CintasOscar Benjamin Cintas, was a prominent sugar and railroad magnate who served as Cuba’s ambassador to the United States from 1932 until 1934....
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 4 November 1932
- Dr. Jose T. Baron
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- Presented credentials: 10 August 1933
- Dr. Manuel Marquez SterlingManuel Márquez SterlingManuel Márquez Sterling was a Cuban diplomat and President of Cuba for a few hours on January 18, 1934....
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 31 January 1934
- Dr. Jose T. Baron
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- Presented credentials: 10 December 1934
- Dr. Guillermo Patterson de Jauregui
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 6 February 1935
- Dr. Pedro Martinez Fraga
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 9 March 1937
- Dr. Jose T. Baron
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- Presented credentials: 10 December 1940
- Dr. Aurelio Fernandez Concheso
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 5 February 1941
- Dr. Guillermo Belt
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 20 December 1944
- Dr. Oscar GansÓscar GansÓscar B. Gans y López Martínez was a Cuban attorney and politician. He served as Foreign Minister and later as Prime Minister of Cuba during the administration of Carlos Prio....
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 12 April 1949
- Dr. Luis MachadoLuis MachadoLuis Enrique Machado Mora is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for C.A. Cerro and the Uruguay U20 national team.-National:...
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 11 July 1950
10 March 1952 - Severed relations
27 March 1952 - Resumed relations
- Dr. Alberto Espinosa
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- Presented credentials: 27 March 1952
- Dr. Aurelio Fernandez Concheso
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 28 April 1952
- Dr. Miguel Ángel de la Campa y CaravedaMiguel Ángel de la Campa y CaravedaMiguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda was a Cuban diplomat, lawyer and author.Campa was the son of Spaniards Miguel Angel de la Campa-Alvarodiaz and Maria Teresa Caraveda....
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 8 April 1955
- Nicolas ArroyoNicolas ArroyoNicolas Arroyo Marquez was a Cuban architect, diplomat and minister. He was the last Cuban Ambassador to the United States in 1958 before Fidel Castro's rise to power...
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 9 April 1958
- Dr. Ernesto DihigoErnesto DihigoErnesto Dihigo y Lopez Trigo was a prominent Cuban jurist, diplomat, and professor. He served as the Cuban Foreign Minister during the administration of the presidency of Carlos Prio Socarras...
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 25 February 1959
3 January 1961 - Severed relations
See also
- Cuban Interests SectionCuban Interests SectionThe Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Cuba to the United States.It is located at 2639 16th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C...
- Cuba-United States relationsCuba-United States relationsCuba and the United States of America have had an interest in one another since well before either of their independence movements. Plans for purchase of Cuba from the Spanish Empire were put forward at various times by United States...
- United States Ambassadors to CubaUnited States Ambassadors to CubaCuba was the last major Spanish colony to gain independence, following a lengthy struggle that began in 1868. José Martí, Cuba’s national hero, helped initiate the final push for independence in 1895. In 1898, the United States fought a brief war known as the Spanish-American War, after the USS...