TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 15-720

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DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS

Interests Sections

Agreement Between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and CUBA Terminating the 

Agreement of May 30, 1977

Effected by Exchange of Notes at

Havana July 20, 2015 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

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international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”
 CUBA

 Diplomatic and Consular Relations: 

 Interests Sections

 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

 Havana July 20, 2015; 

 Entered into force July 20, 2015.
No. 02/15 

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to 

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba and refers to tJ:le exchange 

of letters between Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson for the Department of 

State of the United States of America and Director General Josefina Vidal Ferreiro 

for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Republic ofCubaofJuly 1, 2015, in 

which the United States and Cuba confirmed a shared desire that the Agreement 

relating to the establishment of interests sections of the United States and Cuba, 

effected by exchange of notes at New York on May 30, 1977, as amended by the 

agreement effected by exchange of notes at Washington on February 15 and 25, 

1991, (the Agreement), would be terminated, along with any implementing 

arrangements thereto, once the United States and Cuba re-established diplomatic 

relations and permanent diplomatic missions. 

In light of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations and permanent 

diplomatic missions on July 20, 2015, the Embassy is pleased to propose the 

immediate termination of the Agreement and any implementing arrangements 

thereto, with the exception of the Exchange of Notes between the Government of 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
the United States of America and the Government of Cuba of October 21, 2002 

and May 5, 2003, relating to the official temporary duty personnel assigned to the 

respective Interests Sections, which was addressed in the exchange of letters 

between Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson for the Department of State of the 

United States of America and Director General JosefinaVidal Ferreiro for the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba of July 1, 2015. 

Subject to the preceding paragraph, the closing of the Interests Sections will 

take place simultaneously in both capitals as of the date of the entry into force of 

this agreement. 

The Embassy proposes that this note and the Government of Cuba's 

affirmative reply thereto shall constitute an agreement between the two 

Governments that shall enter into force on the date of the Ministry's note in reply. 

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this 

opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Cuba, 

the assurances of its highest consideration. 

Embassy of the United States of America, 

Havana, July 20,2015. 
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:Ministerio de 1?.§faciones f£xjeriores 

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El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ia Republica de Cuba saluda 

atentamente a Ia Honorable Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America y tiene 

el honor de referirse a Ia Nota No. 02/15 de esa Embajada, del 20 de julio de 

2015, Ia cual expresa lo siguiente: 

La Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America saluda atentamente 

al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ia Republica de Cuba y se 

refiere al intercambio de cartas entre Ia Secretaria Adjunta para Asuntos 

del Hemisferio Occidental Roberta S. Jacobson por el Departamento de 

Estado de los Estados Unidos de America y Ia Directora General de 

Estados Unidos Josefina Vidal Ferreiro por el Ministerio de Relaciones 

Exteriores de Ia Republica de Cuba, del1 de julio de 2015, en las cuales 

los Estados Unidos y Cuba confirmaron el deseo compartido de que el 

Acuerdo relativo al establecimiento de Secciones de lntereses de los 

Estados Unidos y Cuba, concertado mediante intercambio de Notas en Ia 

ciudad de Nueva York, el 30 de mayo de 1977, y enmendado por medio 

del acuerdo alcanzado a traves del intercambio de Notas, en Washington, 

el 15 y el 25 de febrero de 1991 (el Acuerdo), serfa terminado, de 

conjunto con cualquier acuerdo de implementaci6n. una vez que los 

Estados Unidos y Cuba hayan restablecido relaciones diplomaticas y 

misiones diplomaticas permanentes. 

A Ia luz del restablecimiento de las relaciones diplomaticas y de 

misiones diplomaticas permanentes, el 20 de julio de 2015, Ia Embajada 

se complace en proponer Ia terminaci6n inmediata del Acuerdo y de 

cualquier acuerdo de implementaci6n, con excepci6n del intercambio de 

A Ia Honorable Embajada 

de los Estados Unidos de America, 

La Habana 
Notas entre el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America y el Gobierno 

de Ia Republica de Cuba, del 21 de octubre de 2002 y del 5 de mayo de 

2003, relative al personal oficial temporal asignado a las respectivas 

Secciones de lntereses, lo cual fue abordado en el intercambio de cartas 

entre Ia Secretaria Adjunta Roberta S. Jacobson por el Departamento de 

Estado de los Estados Unidos de America y Ia Directora General Josefina 

Vidal Ferreiro por el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ia Republica 

de Cuba, del 1 de julio de 2015. 

Sujeto al parrafo anterior, el cierre de las Secciones de lntereses 

tendra Iugar simultaneamente en ambas capitales a partir de Ia fecha de 

entrada en vigor de este acuerdo. 

La Embajada propane que esta nota y Ia respuesta afirmativa del 

Gobierno de Cuba constituyan un acuerdo entre los dos gobiernos, el cual 

entrara en vigor en Ia fecha de Ia nota de respuesta del Ministerio. 

La Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America aprovecha esta 

oportunidad para renovar al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ia 

Republica de Cuba el testimonio de su mas alta consideraci6n. 

El Ministerio de Retaciones Exteriores se complace en informar a Ia 

Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America que las propuestas contenidas en 

su Nota son aceptables para el Gobierno de Ia Republica de Cuba y en confirmar 

que Ia Nota de esa Embajada y est':! Nota de respuesta constituyen un acuerdo 

entre los dos gobiernos, el cual entrara en vigor en Ia fecha de esta Nota. 

El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores aprovecha Ia ocasi6n para reiterar a 

Ia Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America el testimonio de su mas alta 

consideraci6n~ 

La Habana, 20 de julio de 2015 

"Ana 57 de Ia Revoluci6n" 
U.S. Department of State 

Office of Language Services 

Translating Division 

RS/1486 

TRANSLATION 

Republic of Cuba 

Ministry ofF oreign Relations 

LS No. 0-2015-003340 

Spanish/English 

BBM/ALK 

The Ministry ofF oreign Relations of the Republic of Cuba presents its compliments to 

the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to refer to Embassy note No. 

02115 of July 20, 2015, which reads as follows: 

Quote: 

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of 

Foreign Relations of the Republic of Cuba and refers to the exchange of letters between 

Assistant Secretary of State for Western Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson for the Department of State 

of the United States of America and Director General Josefina Vidal Ferreiro for the Ministry of 

Foreign Relations ofthe Republic of Cuba of July 1, 2015, in which the United States and Cuba 

confirmed the shared desire that the Agreement relating to the establishment of interests sections 

ofthe United States and Cuba, effected by exchange of notes at New York on May 30, 1977, as 

amended by the agreement effected by exchange of notes at Washington ofFebruary 15 and 25, 

United States Embassy, 

Havana. 
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1991, (the Agreement), would be terminated, along with any implementing arrangement, once 

the United States and Cuba re-established diplomatic relations and permanent diplomatic 

missions. 

In light of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations and permanent diplomatic 

missions, on July 20, 2015, the Embassy is pleased to propose the immediate termination ofthe 

Agreement and any implementing arrangement, with the exception of the exchange of notes 

between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Cuba of 

October 21, 2002, and May 5, 2003, relating to the temporary official personnel assigned to the 

respective interests sections, which was addressed in the exchange ofletters of July 1, 2015, 

between Assistant Secretary of State Roberta S. Jacobson for the Department of State of the 

United States of America and Director General Josefina Vidal Ferreiro for the Ministry of 

Foreign Relations of the Republic of Cuba. 

Subject to the preceding paragraph, the closing of the Interests Sections shall take place 

simultaneously in both capitals as of the date of the entry into force of this Agreement. 

The Embassy proposes that this note and the Government of Cuba's affirmative reply 

shall constitute an agreement between the two Governments that shall enter into force on the date 

of the Ministry's note in reply. 

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to renew to 

the Ministry ofForeign Relations ofthe Republic of Cuba the assurances of its highest 

consideration. 

Unquote. 

The Ministry of Foreign Relations is pleased to inform the Embassy ofthe United States 
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of America that the proposals contained in its note are acceptable to the Government of the 

Republic of Cuba and to confirm that the Embassy's note and this note in reply constitute an 

agreement between the two governments which shall enter into force on the date of this note. 

The Ministry of Foreign Relations avails itself of the opportunity to renew to the 

Embassy of the United States of America the assurance of its highest consideration. 

Havana, July 20, 2015