The progress that we mark today is yet another demonstration that we don’t have to be imprisoned by the past. When something isn’t working, we can and will change.” — President Obama
“I have to admit, the first time I was skeptical when I first heard it,” former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutiérrez told Hollywood on the Potomac when asked about his first reaction to the announcement from the White House. “The more I thought about it – and I’ve been thinking about this for a long time – I think it’s the right thing at the right time. I went to Cuba on the 14th of August, first time since 1960, and I find it very difficult for anyone to go down and then come back and think that the embargo was good policy, you know? I’m all in. I think it’s a wonderful time and I think it’s great what’s happening.” The opportunity for the comment came about at the “Engage Cuba” Holiday Party and One Year Celebration of renewed U.S.- Cuba Ties where Ambassador José Cabañas received enthusiastic guests. This was a remarkable comment coming from a man who was born in Havana and fled with his family to Miami during the Cuban Revolution when he was six years old.
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