U.S. Plans Informal Meetings with Cuba

By Grant Howard
The Obama administration is planning informal meetings between Cuban diplomats and the State Department. The reason why these meetings are being held informally is that, if President Obama tried to improve relations with Cuba without using caution, that would create a lot of protests in the U.S. if these efforts were unsuccessful. In the past, Cuba has halted progress towards improving relations with the U.S. So, needless to say, President Obama's plan to improve relations with Cuba will be a slow, cautious process.