President Obama Tuesday afternoon announced that he would nominate the top U.S. diplomat serving in Cuba to become an ambassador to the communist nation — the first the U.S. has had in decades.
Obama tapped Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the current chief of mission, to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Cuba. The move will undoubtedly escalate tensions with congressional Republicans who have signaled they would oppose any effort to confirm an ambassador to the Communist nation.
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