Steven J. Green
School of International
& Public Affairs

The following officials are considered key players in U.S.-Cuba relations:

• Emily Mendrala
  Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  
• Brian A. Nichols
  Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cuba
  
• Johana Ruth Tablada de la Torre
  Deputy General Director, General Division of the United States, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cuba
• Lianys Torres Rivera
  Ambassador, Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C.
  
• Benjamin G. Ziff
  Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy in Havana