Trump Administration Defends Cuba Embargo at U.N., Reversing Obama

New York Times, 2017: "The American dissent on a General Assembly resolution condemning the embargo left the United States isolated again on the issue. CUBA: The United States and Israel were the only dissenters in an annual United Nations voteon Wednesday to condemn the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba (NYT). The United States has traditionally opposed the motion, but abstained from the vote for the first time last year.

New York Times, 2017: "The American dissent on a General Assembly resolution condemning the embargo left the United States isolated again on the issue. CUBA: The United States and Israel were the only dissenters in an annual United Nations voteon Wednesday to condemn the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba (NYT). The United States has traditionally opposed the motion, but abstained from the vote for the first time last year.