Top U.S. Embassy official in Havana bows out, deputy takes over
JULY 11, 2017 / 5:54 PM / 43 MINUTES AGO
Reuters Staff
HAVANA (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Cuba said on Tuesday its top official, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, had left Havana after completing his three-year mission and that his deputy would become interim charge d'affaires.
Scott Hamilton, a career diplomat who has served as deputy chief of mission in Havana for two years, will become chief until further notice, the U.S. embassy spokesman in Havana said.
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DeLaurentis') departure is part of the normal rotation cycle of career diplomats," he said, adding he could not comment on DeLaurentis' next assignment.
Some Cuba onlookers had questioned whether DeLaurentis, who led the embassy during the historic U.S.-Cuban detente and restoration of diplomatic ties in July 2015, would stay on under U.S. President Donald Trump.
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