On December 17, 2014, President Barack Obama announced a set of diplomatic and economic changes aimed at normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba after nearly 55 years of barriers between the two countries.

The president's recent announcement of plans to ease the 54-year old embargo of Cuba engendered great excitement and anticipation on the part of U.S. companies eager to do business in Cuba.

On June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump formally reissued National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 (NSPM-5), Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba...

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The Administration tightened export regulations regarding Cuba, effective October 21, 2019. The changes are generally targeted at Cuban government-owned enterprises,...

On Friday, October 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued new amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations and Export Administration Regulations.

On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced steps to ease the 54-year old embargo on Cuba and begin to restore diplomatic relations.

Today President Barack Obama made a stunning speech announcing steps the United States will take to reduce U.S. sanctions against Cuba.

The Trump Administration has made good on its promise to cut back on the liberalized Cuban policy implemented by the Obama Administration with a new regime that introduces new travel restrictions ...

On November 9, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ...

The U.S. further eased the economic sanctions and trade embargo against Cuba to implement the administration's policy of increasing engagement and commerce to benefit the Cuban people and American businesses.

With the recent shift in U.S. government policy regarding Cuba, is now the time for the energy industry, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG) project developers, to consider Cuba?

On April 17, 2019, the United States made the historic decision to cease suspension of Title III of the Cuba Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (commonly called the "Helms-Burton Act").