DOCSLIB.ORG

Cuba and Its Good Neighbor: a Microcosm of Changing United States Policy Toward Latin America Thomas Lyle Olson University of Nebraska at Omaha

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Cuba and Its Good Neighbor: a Microcosm of Changing United States Policy Toward Latin America Thomas Lyle Olson University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska at Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO Student Work 1-1-1966 Cuba and its good neighbor: A microcosm of changing United States policy toward Latin America Thomas Lyle Olson University of Nebraska at Omaha Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork Recommended Citation Olson, Thomas Lyle, "Cuba and its good neighbor: A microcosm of changing United States policy toward Latin America" (1966). Student Work. 513. https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/513 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Work by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CUBA AHD ITS €000 NEIGHBOR* A MICROCOSM OF CHANGING UNITED STATES FOMCV TOWARD IjATIH AMERICA / * / 3 A thesis Fresentea to the Department of History ana the Faculty of the college of Craauate studies tmiver&ity of Omaha In partial Fulfillment of the acquirements for the Oegree duster of Arts by fhoma© hyle Olson January, 1966 UMI Number: EP73151 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI EP73151 Published by ProQuest LLC (2015). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 ■ teeepted’for thefaceity of the Goiiege of Graduate studies-of the' thi^rsitf of in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree faster of Arts * Graduate GorpitteO' / f e ^ - Name Department in. the., twentieth centurt* ..the..mitfd. states his „ often been sabivelent toward economic:, social, and political changes, which have tended to limit both the .powers of -the business community uni entrenched* conservative*, governments, in underdeveloped countries of Asia.* Africa* and i*stin America*- While the united states has professed belief in self-determination for all nations# its actions have often' indicated support for oppressive regimes for the sake of maintaining stability* Beginning in 1933 with the words of Branklin Delano Roosevelt* s Inaugural Address and followed 'by -the deeds of the united states after the Montevideo Conference in December# 1,933* the United states professed a policy of cooperation* friendships equality with the nations of Batin America# -and non-interference in their internal affairs* the tooehatebs of -this ‘‘Good Neighbor11 pollof was the relationship of the United states to the Republic of Cuba in 1933 and 19.34*. Aithoughif may legitimately be argued that the Good neighbor .policy began under Hoover or even Coolidf Jiot until 1933 that., the... events „..,ef. a .serious i ‘ - J revolution infubU' which.had.been..brewing.. since., 1931,. and a„ .dsbsrmliied ..policy, of friendship and mutual frfsf,.by the toltsi., States ,ars. ..hurled together*.. ,fpr tfte j^tseyeit . * adminiairafion* the Good Neighbor policy' had -t# succeed in Cuba by avoiding intervention, displaying friendship, and demount toting a desire to see Cuba settle its own problems. - the purpose of this study is be-- sramine in detail the dSplotofio relationship of the United states and. Cuba in this trying period of nearly 'two years* fhe emphasis of this study is upon -toe dichotomy created b y the United States trying earnestly to promote the Good Neighbor policy while at toe same- time eKhibiting an un~ willing ness to- allow complete sel^determinafeion by promoting a stable and .conservative government, the study proceeds only through MM because, by that time* although toe- Good Neighbor policy continued, it had had its effect upon toe Republic of Cuba and the relationship between toe two countries had been established In a ;pattern which would etotinu# until the. Castro revolution* In addition, after 1934 there is a void in toe amount of -primary source material available* there has been a great deal written about- euba since toe downfall of fulgenclo Batista in 19S8. very little, however, has been written about the events of if33**Mt; which ill Pf0ylde; an the background,for ■• the,_ Iff0, ,-i , . have^ been,only two, extensive;.studies of .pa|#a*^aieflean, . jpel&tlens^&ur^ one is, . I^ssell B». ffitseibbonVs C o b a a n d the united,. .States , 1900* • u , r 19 II*.: fhls booh#;,published,.in, 1935, is; a ’ thorough, study ..,, -of ;the:..twentieth .^entistf'.an^, inelndea ^.. a . .e^iiside^jie^a^wti of - information on the 1933^34 .period*. Pie, author - did net.* ■ however,, have access to government deev^ents :Siic^?as': the 44pld«tl0-ee^es#0hdeh^e.*. ; there , is, then*; .a, need:for a etu^r which includes documentation other than information issued-by the^|ie|>ai;«meiit-o# fiate- ■■-■ to fhd press v fhe-ether is iohe#t,f#. Smith'1 s;f^hl.ished; • dissertatioh.eiititieii Ihe -felted..States and oabat .Business and ■ .ninlcmsav... -.i f 19,60* While,. it ■ is , perhaps. a- moire - vale* ■ able,.work- than ^itsfihhon^s* Smith .concentrates onvf rade relations- a n d . JUaeriesn investments ■■ in Cuba* where he does deal with- diplomacy* his interpretation of several- Oepart* meat- of ■■ state documents is open '-to question# • ■the writing of this thesis .hasvheen aided'in various : -: way# by. others-*,. l take full- responsibility^ -however*- for any errors, in the factual .material, contained herein 'and-for any misinterpretations of -the ■ sources*•■ i- would especially' like t#...thank my adviser, nr*. Paul iu -..Seek oIi;the University iv of ©mha/. ief' his ,'eriooa^ageittent:, /advice.*... a M «iticism.\;.._;;. 1 j 1 ■"*. : ■ */ > /, ; * * ■ r> ' : i ' / '* i ■ i- ■ :'*-' -* 'J' "' 1 ■"* ■ V , v. \ i. ■' ; ' ? v , ■/' i ’ : ; s , fp' the hii>rarles o i t h e University of Omaha, the University of„'ll|jiiiosofes, anS imnka to/State Goliege i 'express iwy gtatit*#6/ $PP thaif/asflsttooe ’lottt in. fhi :.uhi o#:’Meisf/. faoiiitios’ a«s<l the it willingness to' borrow; material' from ether \litteariea "lot- my' use* ’Pinaliiv sineere appreciation to my wife for her long hours of typing/’' proof reading#' and patience* ‘ ' ' fhomas ■$**... Gison 4 November 1965 $&m>B OF GQ&TE18WS w m m s ® * * * * t ♦ *■ * t * t * ♦ # * * ■.«?■ • *•»*** • - 41* Chapter i« u s m m m wo M 9 s * i f » * « # * * * * * a 9?@iiar; imiendm©nt~~fhe Platt. imiendment*-* interventions of 1906 ana 19i7*~me ■ 1924 Cuban elect ion*~*President Machado ana. the Platt toe3aO»ient^%pce4t4^ii to Machado** tetin American Policy of President Hoover*-- Glarft MemQrandam^Cuhan' insurrection' of i 9 $ i * > 3 2 * .... »* m m m m tmmmmmn * * ♦ * 24 Hoover and Machado*. 1933«**Co»gressiona 1 criticism of'.teerican'poiicy«**me Good Weifhbor policy*-*aumner Welles appointed imibsssador to cuba*-*Welles‘ s mediation for ' a political co»pr<miise^^i\rmy officer’s coup***- "Oespedes'installed as president#' '-: itzi ' by * m < m m t w33-~ $ m m m t it34 *V:* > * * * * ♦ * * * * * ♦ m the Gespedes goverhment^^s.ergeants ‘ , Bevoic~~lnsailacion of Grata San ' Martin, as Provisional p^eident»-^^ of Grau. by the United states^^Mbassador ' Welles worhs for a carapromise^fhe Montevideo . .ionference^deffersoii Gaffery 'replaces. Ambassador Welles^Grati ousted by Batista* ■ v i :. iv* meomvnm* mwmmm, mm mmmmtm, u 34 . .. * 'Bevia as Pres £dent-~M@ndieta becomes Pres£iieat**^lfM Statea. Boobies #iple*a&t£c recognition to Mend£eta--Mr&e abrogation of tba-Platt toon^ent*-*reaction m toe ‘abro­ gation of m e Platt Imen#n3ent--Cr eat ion of ii^eri-Ei£ik>ri Ban^*^aaOiprooaJt' trade. ’ :": ' ; ’agfeiifeent^ 1;■ ’■! ’;■■ •/■ ■' ’ ■'■' \ 1 1 ■■ *'■ ’*';1 v* ' ■ m m m m m * . ;. ^ . v - ^ v ' v # * ♦ « # 141 i« fbe Platt toendment, May M % m II. '■fha^lCbrofat£onrof .the Platt teendment, Bay if , If34... ♦ . Ill XB$ ¥ i i C m P T E R I THB RIGHT TO IMTERVEiJE, 1898-1933 The Congress of the United states, by Joint Resolution on 18 April, 1898, asserted in what was to become Known as the Teller Amendments That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island /Cuba/, except for the pacifi­ cation thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people#* ' Upon receiving word of the Joint Resolution, signed by the President on 20 April, the Spanish government broke off rela­ tions with the United states. On 25 April, President McKinley asked for and received a declaration of war#2 On 1 February 1899, following the termination of hostilities between the United States and Spain, in order to ready the Cuban people for self-government and in spite of the Teller 1 U.S., Congressional Record, 55th Cong., 2nd Sess., 1898, XXXI, Part 4, 3954. 2U.S., Conoresslonal Record. 55th Cong., 2nd sess., 1898, XXXI, Part 5, 4228-9. 1 2- Amendment, the governing of Cuba came under the authority of the President of the United States acting-through his repre­ sentative in Cuba# Major-General John R. Brooke* Within a short time, Brooke was replaced by Major-General Leonard Wood whose administration of two years and five months was noted for improving sanitary conditions and public health facilities, the improvement of the education system, the building of new roads, and reforms in municipal government.3 Although Cuban leaders were generally satisfied with wood's administration, there was some agitation that the United States grant complete independence* Because of the growing hostility and in keeping with the promise of the Teller Amendment, General Wood, acting on directions from Washington, issued an order on 25 July 1900 for the election of delegates to frame a constitution for the island* General Wood's order also called upon the Cubans to,"* .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 3169'·. Mission Over Certain Through Rates (S
    1910~ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE. 3169'·. mission over certain through rates (S. 5106 and :a:. R. 17536)­ of the American Revolution, of the State of New Hampshire, to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. for retention of Division of Information in the Immigration Also, petition . of · Frederic.k Burgess, of Garden City, Long Bureau-to the Committee on ·Immigration and Naturalization. Island, N. Y., for Senate bill 404, Sunday rest bill~to the Com- By Mr. SWASEY: Petition of Board of Trade and Mechan­ mittee on the District· of Golumb1n. -. · · ics' Association, of Bath, Me., against Senate bill 5106, that all Also, petition of New York State Assembly, favoring the build­ steamship lines having rail connections with rail-and-water ing of a battle ship in the Brooklyn Navy-Yard-to the Com- routes shall be subject to . the interstate-commerce law with inittee on Naval Affairs. reference to their port-to~port ti·affic-to the Committee on In­ ..Also, petition of ·citizens of Gloversville, N. Y., for repeal of terstate and Foreign Commerce. the Dick military law-tp the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, petition: of Eastern River Grange, of Dresden, Me., and Also, petitions of American Embassy Association of New York Topsham Grange, of Topsham, Me., favoring a national health and Rochester (N. Y.) . Chamber of Commerce, favoring House bureau-previously referred to the Committee on Agriculture. bill 15814, for consular buildings abroad-to the Committee on reference changed to the · Committee on Interstate and Foreign Foreign Affairs. Commerce. Also, petitions of John C. Orr Company and James H.
    [Show full text]
  • The Diapason an International Monthly Devoted to the Organ, the Harpsichord and Church Music
    THE DIAPASON AN INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE ORGAN, THE HARPSICHORD AND CHURCH MUSIC Si:d,.Sixth Year~ No. ! - Whole No. 785 FEBRUARY. 1975 Anteri~an Guild of Organists MmlVINTER CONCLAVE Bousion~ Texas De~. 26-28 In the Franck. tbe Germanic reeds worth. visiting. Private toun had been discipline usually begins with years of by Lat'ry Palmer were jarring. but Mr. Anderson's over­ arranged so the delegates had a more study of theory. harmony, and countcr­ all sense of tlle musical architecture was inclusil'e showing than usual. point, followed by exercises in writing superb. The 4taize. a sort of "Wedge" William Teague'. late afternoon reo and impro"ising canons. duos, trios, in· fugu~ a la Buckminster Fuller, received cital at Moody Memorial Methodist ,,'entions, and eventually fugues - all a scintillating performance. although in Church was entitled "Goodby to Christ· using traditional harmonies. Not until our opinion there arc more notes than ...... " the grammar lessons arc completely 3S· Nearly 150 ugistrants came to Hou~ music in this work. Program: NoS X, Grand jell el duo, similated does a French student begin lon, TL"Xas for the annual midwinter Following the recital, a modest group Daquin: Allein Gott in dcr Hah' lei Ebr' constructing his or her own freer musi­ (Le.. post.Christmas) get-together spon­ of people gathered for the "Get·Ac· (ClavierQbung III). Bach: Les Bc!rgc.rs, cal language in the paraphrase, toccata, sored by the AGO. For those from quam ted" hour at the conclave head. La Nativi~, Messiaen; Varladom lOr tryptique, ,'ariation. or the larger free northern climes who hoped to escape quart('rs, the Marriott Motor Hotel.
    [Show full text]
  • THE U.S. STATE, the PRIVATE SECTOR and MODERN ART in SOUTH AMERICA 1940-1943 By
    THE U.S. STATE, THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND MODERN ART IN SOUTH AMERICA 1940-1943 by Olga Ulloa-Herrera A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of George Mason University in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Cultural Studies Committee: ___________________________________________ Director ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Program Director ___________________________________________ Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Date: _____________________________________ Spring Semester 2014 George Mason University Fairfax, VA The U.S. State, the Private Sector and Modern Art in South America 1940-1943 A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at George Mason University by Olga Ulloa-Herrera Master of Arts Louisiana State University, 1989 Director: Michele Greet, Associate Professor Cultural Studies Spring Semester 2014 George Mason University Fairfax, VA Copyright 2014 Olga Ulloa-Herrera All Rights Reserved ii DEDICATION This is dedicated to Carlos Herrera, Carlos A. Herrera, Roberto J. Herrera, and Max Herrera with love and thanks for making life such an exhilarating adventure; and to María de los Angeles Torres with gratitude and appreciation. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express the deepest appreciation to my committee chair Dr. Michele Greet and to my committee members Dr. Paul Smith and Dr. Ellen Wiley Todd whose help, support, and encouragement made this project possible. I have greatly benefited from their guidance as a student and as a researcher. I also would like to acknowledge Dr. Roger Lancaster, director of the Cultural Studies Program at George Mason University and Michelle Carr for their assistance throughout the years.
    [Show full text]
  • SENATE 3477 and the National-Defense Program: to the Tery Purposes," Approved April ·28, 1906, Security Administrator to Accept Gifts for Committee on the Judiciary
    1941 .CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· SENATE 3477 and the national-defense program: to the tery purposes," approved April ·28, 1906, Security Administrator to accept gifts for Committee on the Judiciary. in which it requested the concurrence of St. Elizabeths Hospital and to provide for the 936. Also, petition of the Daughters of the administration of such gifts (with an accom­ :American Revolution, Washington, D. C., the Senat~. panying paper); to the Committee on the petitioning consideration of their resolution INTER-AMERICAN mGHWAY THROUGH District of Columbia. with reference to education; to the Commit­ CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLICS (H. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS tee on Education. DOC. NO. 197) Petitions, etc., were laid before the The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate by the Vice President, or present­ Senate the following message from the ed by Senators, and referred as indicated: President of the United States, which SENATE By the VICE PRESIDENT: was read, and, with the accompanying A resolution of the City Council of Gard· THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1941 papers, referred to the Committee on ner, Mass., approved by the mayor, favor­ J;"oreign Relations. ing amendment of existing law providing a The Chaplain, Rev. Z~Barney T. Phil­ 30-day lay..:Off period after 18 months of lips, D. D., offered the following prayer: To the Congress of the United States ot employment under theW. P. A.; to ·the Com­ America: mittee on Appropriations. · 0 God, our Maker and Defender, from I commend to the favorable considera­ A resolution adopted by 45 Rotary Clubs of
    [Show full text]
  • Theodore Roosevelt Formed the Rough Riders (Volunteers) to Fight in the Spanish- American War in Cuba
    951. Rough Riders, San Juan Hill 1898 - Theodore Roosevelt formed the Rough Riders (volunteers) to fight in the Spanish- American War in Cuba. They charged up San Juan Hill during the battle of Santiago. It made Roosevelt popular. 952. Treaty of Paris Approved by the Senate on February 6, 1898, it ended the Spanish-American War. The U.S. gained Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. 953. American Anti-Imperialist League A league containing anti-imperialist groups; it was never strong due to differences on domestic issues. Isolationists. 954. Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba The U.S. acquired these territories from Spain through the Treaty of Paris (1898), which ended the Spanish-American War. 955. Walter Reed Discovered that the mosquito transmitted yellow fever and developed a cure. Yellow fever was the leading cause of death of American troops in the Spanish-American War. 956. Insular cases Determined that inhabitants of U.S. territories had some, but not all, of the rights of U.S. citizens. 957. Teller Amendment April 1896 - U.S. declared Cuba free from Spain, but the Teller Amendment disclaimed any American intention to annex Cuba. 958. Platt Amendment A rider to the Army Appropriations Bill of 1901, it specified the conditions under which the U.S. could intervene in Cuba's internal affairs, and provided that Cuba could not make a treaty with another nation that might impair its independence. Its provisions where later incorporated into the Cuban Constitution. 959. Protectorate A weak country under the control and protection of a stronger country. Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc.
    [Show full text]
  • The American Intervention in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
    Popular Democratic Algerian Republic The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research University of Mentouri Constantine Faculty of Letters and Languages Department of Foreign Languages /English The American Intervention in The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Master Degree in American Studies Candidate: Supervisors: Mezhoud Hanane Mrs. Sehili Assia Mrs. Attmani University Year : 2010 Acknowledgements First of all, i want to thank God not only for finishing this work but for every thing. I want to thank also my parents especially my mother for her love, care, patience, tenderness and kindness, my sisters: Assia, Fouzia, Sabah, Rhadia and Nedjwa and my brothers : Abdelghani, Abdelsalam and Hamza. I want to say thank you to my supervisor, Mrs Sehili for her help and also to Mrs Attmani. Abstract The Cold War is considered as an important aspect of both the history and foreign policy of the United States. It is a term which is used to refer to the intense competition which occurred between the Communist countries or the Eastern Bloc, which was led by the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and the Western countries or the Western Bloc, which was led by the United States. It began at the end of the Second World War (1945) and lasted until the end of the 1980’s. One of the important crises of the Cold War is The Cuban Missile Crisis , The Caribbean or The October Crisis. It is the confrontation which took place in October 1962 between the United States on one hand and the Soviet Union and Cuba on the other hand.
    [Show full text]
  • Why Is a Base a Legal Anomaly? Ernesto Hernández-López
    Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law Volume 18 | Issue 3 Article 6 2010 Guantánamo as Outside and Inside the U.S.: Why is a Base a Legal Anomaly? Ernesto Hernández-López Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/jgspl Part of the Jurisdiction Commons, and the Military, War and Peace Commons Recommended Citation Hernández-López, Ernesto. "Guantánamo as Outside and Inside the U.S.: Why is a Base a Legal Anomaly?" American University Journal of Gender Social Policy and Law 18, no. 3 (2010): 471-501. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Washington College of Law Journals & Law Reviews at Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. For more information, please contact [email protected]. HERNÁNDEZ-LÓPEZ 08/06/2010 11/9/2010 7:21:13 PM Hernández-López: Guantánamo as Outside and Inside the U.S.: Why is a Base a Legal GUANTÁNAMO AS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE U.S.: WHY IS A BASE A LEGAL ANOMALY? ERNESTO HERNÁNDEZ-LÓPEZ∗ I. Intro .......................................................................................................471 II. Empire in Territorial Expansion, Wealth-Creation, and Cultural Superiority ......................................................................................478 III. GTMO’s Past: a Base for Empire’s Space, Markets, and Culture.......484 A. Expanding Space and Flexible Borders with the Platt Amendment and Insular Cases ................................................484 B. A Base Protects Regional Markets and Global Power After 1898 .........................................................................................487 C. GTMO’s Cultural Assumptions: Sovereignty Checked Indefinitely ..............................................................................493 IV.
    [Show full text]
  • Acquiring New Lands
    p0558-564aspe-0518s3 10/17/02 8:56 AM Page 558 Acquiring New Lands MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW Terms & Names In the early 1900s, the Today, the United States •Foraker Act •John Hay United States engaged in maintains a strong military and •Platt Amendment •Open Door notes conflicts in Puerto Rico, political presence in strategic •protectorate •Boxer Rebellion Cuba, and the Philippines. worldwide locations. •Emilio Aguinaldo One American's Story When Puerto Rico became part of the United States after the Spanish-American War, many Puerto Ricans feared that the United States would not give them the measure of self-rule that they had gained under the Spanish. Puerto Rican statesman and publisher Luis Muñoz Rivera was one of the most vocal advocates of Puerto Rican self-rule. Between 1900 and 1916, he lived primarily in the United States and continually worked for the independence of his homeland. Finally, in 1916, the U.S. Congress, facing possible war in Europe and wishing to settle the issue of Puerto Rico, invited Muñoz Rivera to speak. On May 5, 1916, Muñoz Rivera stood before the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss the future of Puerto Rico. A PERSONAL VOICE LUIS MUÑOZ RIVERA ▼ Luis Muñoz Rivera “ You, citizens of a free fatherland, with its own laws, its own institutions, and its own flag, can appreciate the unhappiness of the small and solitary people that must await its laws from your authority. when you acquire the certainty that you can found in Puerto Rico a republic like that founded in Cuba and Panama .
    [Show full text]
  • United States Department of State Telephone Directory
    United States Department of State Telephone Directory This customized report includes the following section(s): Key Officers List (UNCLASSIFIED) 7/5/2019 Provided by Global Information Services, A/GIS Cover UNCLASSIFIED Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts Afghanistan HRO Jason Beck ICITAP Steve Bennett MGT Lori Johnson KABUL (E) Great Massoud Road, (VoIP, US-based) 301-490-1042, Fax No working Fax, INMARSAT Tel 011-873-761-837-725, OPDAT Jon Smibert Workweek: Saturday - Thursday 0800-1630, Website: POL/MIL Tim Enright https://af.usembassy.gov/ SDO/DATT CDR James Hilton CON Acting DCM Daniel Koski Officer Name PAO Brian Beckmann DCM OMS Abena Owusu-Afriyie GSO Sally Lewis ACS Erin Williams RSO Janet Meyer ALT DIR Michael McCord AID Mikaela Meredith AMB OMS Emily Weston CLO Rachel Cormier CM James DeHart ECON Jeffrey Bowan CM OMS Melisa Woolfolk EEO Daniel Koski Co-CLO Stephanie Sever FMO Jason Beck ECON DEP Brett Makens IMO Stephen Craven FM Gary Hein IPO Roy Timberman HRO Jami Papa ISO Justan Neels INL Marc Shaw ISSO Roy Timberman MGT Lawrence Richter POL Carson Relitz Rocker MLO/ODC COL Brady Wilkins PAO/ADV William Bellis POL DEP Gerard (Jerry) Hodel Algeria POL/MIL Raymond Hotz POSHO Scott Klimper ALGIERS (E) 5, Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi, +213 (770) 08- SDO/DATT MAJ Marisa Morand 2000, Fax +213 (23) 47-1781, Workweek: Sun - Thurs 08:00-17:00, SRSO Thomas Barnard Website: https://dz.usembassy.gov/ TREAS Alex Zerden Officer Name US EXEC DIR David Smale AMB OMS Rebecca A. Robinson AMB John R. Bass FM John T.
    [Show full text]
  • The Influence of American Exceptionalism on Latin American Foreign Affairs: a Case Study of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
    Encuentro Latinoamericano | ISSN 2414-6625 Vol. 3 No.1 (July 2016) The influence of American Exceptionalism on Latin American foreign affairs: a case study of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba Inês Daniela Pereira da Costa Inês Costa, 31, holds an undergraduate diploma in Physical Anthropology and a Master’s Degree in Human Evolution and Biology, from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra. In 2010, a change in field of study led to a Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages, with emphasis in English and Spanish. Inês Costa is currently in her second year of the PhD in American Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Her interests in the field are related to American Exceptionalism, militarism, immigration and human rights violations. Contact: [email protected]. Abstract Since the inception of the United States, American Exceptionalism has played a decisive role in the mediation of relations both in the domestic and foreign spheres. This influential identity character is founded on the beliefs of American uniqueness and the sanctity of their mission, but has, nevertheless, acquired the status of a prevalent paradigm. It is, thus, a malleable state created fantasy capable of creating consensus among the American population, while also offering effective instruments of disavowal capable of exonerating significant state incongruences. Throughout the twentieth century American Exceptionalism has served as a powerful hegemonic discursive instrument, justifying countless interventions in Latin American foreign and domestic affairs. Cuba and Guantánamo Bay Naval Base provide a clear example of this course of action. The recent usage of this base on the War on Terror establishes that, despite recent criticism, U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Cuba Independence and United States Intervention
    Western Oregon University Digital Commons@WOU Student Theses, Papers and Projects (History) Department of History 2004 Cuba Independence and United States Intervention Ronnie Leslie Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/his Part of the Latin American History Commons, Political History Commons, and the United States History Commons AND IINI']DI) sl'a'I'Es IN'I'DITVIIN'TION By Ronnie Leslie History 35t {:OO-2:5O MW Rector world As the nineteenth century came to a close, Spain's position as one of the only a few powers had been slipping away. By the late nineteenth century the nation left 1776 and L825' scattered possessions in the Pacific, Africa and the West Indies. Between independence, Cuba as most of the colonies of North and South America acquired their mainland Latin remained a loyalist stronghold. Following the liberation from Spain of That war America, Cuba was the first to initiate its own struggle for independence' However, in concluded with the Pact of Zanj6nthat was never enforced by the Spanish. in the 1890's Cubans began to revolt once again for their independence from Spain, was to which the United States eventually became militarily involved. Their involvment and help further their chances to achieve ownership of the island due to its location wonderful resources that the it had to offer. To what is to be known as the Spanish- American war, the United States was victorious and became an expansionist world power, and the Cubans just ferminted for their chance of independence. The Americans did took most of the credit in the defeat against the Spanish, even though the Cubans most of the desisive battle.
    [Show full text]
  • Reporting from Imperial Frontiers: the Making of Foreign Correspondents a Century Apart
    Asia Pacific Media ducatE or Issue 7 Article 3 7-1999 Reporting from imperial frontiers: The making of foreign correspondents a century apart C. A. Vaughan Rutgers University, US Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/apme Recommended Citation Vaughan, C. A., Reporting from imperial frontiers: The making of foreign correspondents a century apart, Asia Pacific Media ducatE or, 7, 1999, 37-52. Available at:https://ro.uow.edu.au/apme/vol1/iss7/3 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] Reporting From Imperial Frontiers: The Making Of Foreign Correspondents A Century Apart Changing markets and political and technological circumstances have altered both the likelihood and mode of reporting from foreign shore. Based on the author’s media experience and research into the background of the first American foreign correspondent in the Philippines, this article offers a historical perspective of two geographically and thematically linked forays in the field of international reporting. Christopher A. Vaughan Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA ust as teachers of fame-seeking broadcasting students must Jsometimes remind their charges of just how few of them will end up at an anchor’s desk, educators focused on international journalism must note the great distance between journalistic apprenticeship and what many consider the pinnacle of the profession, foreign correspondence. Recommending a patient and steady advance through the ranks of a major news organisation, however, often proves unsatisfactory to journalism students seeking to emulate the path I took to overseas reporting while still in my mid-twenties.
    [Show full text]