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Cuba FM Rodriguez picked for top Party position

By Peter Orsi
Published December 12, 2012 6:50pm ET
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Cuba FM Rodriguez picked for top Party position
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2011file photo, Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, left, attends a press conference at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil. Cuba has named Rodriguez to the powerful Political Bureau of the island's Communist Party. The bureau sits at the top of the party's leadership structure and plays a central role in guiding the direction of the nation, though it does not have the power to enact or enforce laws. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) | Eraldo Peres

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has named Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez to the Communist Party’s powerful Political Bureau, cementing his position among the most highly placed next-generation leaders on the island.

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