What You Need to Know About the New Cuban Embargo Changes

The fifth-round of measures regarding the Cuban embargo comes prior to President Obama’s visit to the caribbean nation, the first of an American leader in almost 90 years.
What You Need to Know About the New Cuban Embargo Changes
Havana on August 14, 2015, during US Secretary of State John Kerry's Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images
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The Obama administration has announced changes regarding travel to Cuba.

The fifth-round of measures regarding the Cuban embargo comes prior to President Obama’s visit to the Caribbean nation, the first of an American leader in almost 90 years.

Officials said in a statement that it will allow individual “people-to-people educational travel” to Cuba.

Today we are building on this progress by facilitating travel for additional Americans looking to engage with Cubans.
Jacob J. Lew, Treasury Secretary