IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 428 
Expressing the sense of Congress in support of United States diplomatic 
personnel stationed at the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2006 
Mr. MCCOTTER (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ- 
BALART of Florida, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. BURTON 
of Indiana, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MACK, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. SMITH of New Jer-
sey, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
ROYCE, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. PENCE, Mr. GALLEGLY, and 
Mr. FOLEY) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress in support of United States 
diplomatic personnel stationed at the United States In-
terests Section in Havana, Cuba. 
Whereas the Cuban regime has continued to repress attempts 
by the Cuban people to bring democratic change to the 
island and denies universally recognized liberties, includ-
ing freedom of speech, association, movement, and the 
press; 
Whereas, on May 20, 2005, in celebration of the 103d anni-
versary of Cuba’s independence, President George W. 
Bush sent his greetings to the Cuban people in which he 
stated that ‘‘we look forward to the day when Cuba is 
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free and my Administration supports efforts to hasten 
that day’s coming. The tide of freedom is spreading 
across the globe, and it will reach Cuban shores. No ty-
rant can stand forever against the power of liberty be-
cause the hope of freedom is found in every heart.’’; 
Whereas one of the central goals and objectives of the United 
States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba, ‘‘is to promote 
a peaceful transition to a democratic system based on re-
spect for rule of law, individual human rights, and open 
economic and communication systems.’’; 
Whereas, in December 2005, the United States Interests Sec-
tion proudly displayed a Christmas ornament listing the 
names of some of the opposition activists jailed by the 
Cuban regime; 
Whereas, beginning on January 16, 2006, the United States 
Interests Section activated a five foot tall ‘‘streaming 
electronic billboard’’ to communicate messages of hope 
and information to the Cuban people; 
Whereas the billboard displayed messages containing quotes 
from Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Lech 
Walesa, and Mahatma Gandhi; 
Whereas as a result of such efforts in support of the Cuban 
people’s desire for information, democracy, and respect 
for human rights, United States diplomats and their fam-
ilies at the United States Interests Section have been tar-
geted for reprisal and harassment by the Cuban regime; 
Whereas according to a declassified internal Department of 
State document, United States diplomats and their fami-
lies in Cuba ‘‘are denied rest or relaxation by house 
alarms triggered in the middle of the night . . . phones 
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that ring at all hours, and by cellphones that ring every 
half hour for no apparent reason.’’; 
Whereas according to this document, regime agents search 
and wiretap the Havana residences of United States dip-
lomats and their families in Cuba, including tapping into 
their home computers, leaving open doors and windows 
behind, and ‘‘leaving not-so-subtle ‘messages’ . . . includ-
ing unwelcome calling cards like urine and feces’’; 
Whereas the Department of State report also pointed out 
that ‘‘In one example that demonstrates how regime offi-
cials actually listen to the daily activities of the [United 
States diplomatic] staff, presumably through electronic 
bugs, shortly after one family discussed the susceptibility 
of their daughter to mosquito bites, they returned home 
to find all of their windows open and the house full of 
mosquitoes.’’; 
Whereas, from February 22 to March 26, 2006, the munic-
ipal supply of water to the main building of the United 
States Interests Section was turned off and water supply 
to an annex building has literally been at a trickle for 
most of this year; 
Whereas, on June 5, 2006, at approximately 3 a.m., elec-
tricity to the main building of the United States Interests 
Section was cut off by the Cuban regime; 
Whereas, on June 12, 2006, the United States Interests Sec-
tion issued a statement that outlined the Cuban regime’s 
increasing resort to bullying tactics in dealing with 
United States diplomatic personnel, including the refusal 
to allow United States diplomats to import vehicles, in-
trusions into diplomats’ homes, and failure to grant the 
majority of official United States Government visa re-
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quests for personnel being assigned to work at the United 
States Interests Section; 
Whereas despite the lack of water and electricity, work at the 
United States Interests Section continues uninterrupted, 
including the interviewing of visa and political asylum 
candidates, and direct outreach to the Cuban people; 
Whereas the diplomatic staff of the United States Interests 
Section, led by Chief of Mission Michael Parmly, has 
acted in a manner deserving of the admiration and praise 
of the American people; and 
Whereas the United States Interests Section is at the fore-
front of expressing support for democracy and freedom 
for the people of Cuba: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) praises the United States diplomatic staff of 
the United States Interests Section in Havana, 
Cuba, for their actions in support of freedom for the 
Cuban people; 
(2) condemns the systematic harassment and 
attempts at intimidation committed by the Cuban 
regime against United States diplomatic personnel 
stationed at the United States Interests Section; 
(3) condemns the Cuban regime’s 47 years of 
brutality and oppression against the Cuban people; 
and 
(4) supports the right of the Cuban people to 
exercise fundamental political and civil liberties, in-
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cluding freedom of expression, assembly, association, 
movement, the press, and the right to multiparty 
elections. 
Æ 
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