Leggett, Berliner and Navarro Meet with Ambassador Jeffrey Delaurentis in Cuba (PHOTOS)
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, Councilmember Nancy Navarro, and Councilmember Roger Berliner are in Cuba this week as a part of a delegation arranged by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
According to a news release, the purpose of the trip is to create an opportunity for potential economic and cultural partnerships with Cuba. County officials have already met with Ambassador Jeffrey Delaurentis, the Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.
County Councilmembers are documenting the trip on social media.
Councilmember Berliner posted about his first 24 hours on Facebook.
So, hard to capture well my 1st 24 hours in Havana, but I hope pictures do equal 1000 words (if this actually goes thru…
Posted by Roger Berliner on Sunday, February 21, 2016
Cuba. Tonight I will dine in Havana, and stay in the hotel where my parents stayed on their honeymoon. I don’t know if…
Posted by Roger Berliner on Saturday, February 20, 2016
Councilmember Navarro tweeted out a photo of the delegation’s meeting with Ambassador Delaurentis.
In Havana w/ @RogerBerliner, Maurice Jones, @MayorBowser US Amb Jeffrey DeLaurentis, CE Leggett, and Jim Dinegar pic.twitter.com/8bmk6ZbUMd
— Nancy Navarro (@nancy_navarro) February 22, 2016
Montgomery County also tweeted out a photo of County Executive Leggett’s meeting with officials in Havana.
County Exec Ike Leggett w/ DC mayor Muriel Bowser and US Ambassador to Cuba Jeffrey DeLaurentis at Havana Embassy. pic.twitter.com/AMzpOESQ5f
— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) February 22, 2016
To find out more about delegation’s trip to Cuba, visit the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce website.
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