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Events on Monday 20 July 2015 1
2015United States and Cuba Reopen EmbassiesDiplomatic relations restored after 54 yearsCuba's embassy in Washington reopened on 20 July 2015, followed weeks later by the reopening of the US embassy in Havana. The move formalized the diplomatic thaw announced by presidents Obama and Castro in December 2014. It ended more than five decades without formal diplomatic ties between the two countries.