Roberta Jacobson

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday confirmed Roberta Jacobson's nomination as ambassador to Mexico, months after President Barack Obama tapped her for the post.

The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations today, formally restoring diplomatic ties severed more than five decades ago and re-establishing embassies in each other's capitals.

US and Cuban officials met on Monday in Havana for new talks on restoring diplomatic ties, but their historic rapprochement was strained by tensions over Venezuela.

American and Cuban diplomats will hold the next round of talks on restoring diplomatic ties and reopening their embassies in Havana on Sunday, the State Department announced.

US President Barack Obama said on Monday that he hopes the United States will open an embassy in Cuba by the time of a Western Hemisphere summit in Panama in mid-April.

The top US diplomat for Latin America expressed concern on Monday about the "violent silencing" of dissidents in Cuba, days before the resumption of US-Cuba talks.

The restoration of US-Cuban diplomatic relations after more than half a century is not likely to be directly tied to the issue of human rights in Cuba, a senior US State Department official said on Thursday.

Venezuelan security forces arrested 105 people during a sweep of a busy Caracas avenue as protests against the government heated up amid a widening split within the opposition over whether to back possible U.S. sanctions.

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday confirmed Roberta Jacobson's nomination as ambassador to Mexico, months after President Barack Obama tapped her for the post.

The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations today, formally restoring diplomatic ties severed more than five decades ago and re-establishing embassies in each other's capitals.

US and Cuban officials met on Monday in Havana for new talks on restoring diplomatic ties, but their historic rapprochement was strained by tensions over Venezuela.

American and Cuban diplomats will hold the next round of talks on restoring diplomatic ties and reopening their embassies in Havana on Sunday, the State Department announced.

US President Barack Obama said on Monday that he hopes the United States will open an embassy in Cuba by the time of a Western Hemisphere summit in Panama in mid-April.

The top US diplomat for Latin America expressed concern on Monday about the "violent silencing" of dissidents in Cuba, days before the resumption of US-Cuba talks.

The restoration of US-Cuban diplomatic relations after more than half a century is not likely to be directly tied to the issue of human rights in Cuba, a senior US State Department official said on Thursday.

Venezuelan security forces arrested 105 people during a sweep of a busy Caracas avenue as protests against the government heated up amid a widening split within the opposition over whether to back possible U.S. sanctions.