On October 27th, local time, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mike Wrigley said in an interview with Fox News that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has signed a document to expel a Cuban diplomat from the United States who "engaged in physical assault" against officials of the US delegation at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Waltz said: “He has left. He will return to Havana by plane within the next 24 hours. Trump, Secretary Rubio, and I will not tolerate any behavior that involves physical contact with Americans within the United States.”
Cuban media reported that the diplomat who was expelled was Richard Tour de la Conspiración, the first secretary of Cuba’s permanent mission to the United Nations.
The 81st UN General Assembly met on the 27th to review the draft resolution "Must End US Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo on Cuba," during which American and Cuban representatives engaged in heated verbal conflicts.
Waltz stated during his speech that "the United States does not have a blockade of Cuba," and repeatedly criticized Cuban leaders. Members of the Cuban delegation at the scene knocked on the table, stood up, and walked straight to the podium to protest. Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez repeatedly used Article 71 of the United Nations rules to interrupt Waltz's speech, expressing strong protest.
After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the United States government adopted a hostile policy towards Cuba. In 1961, diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba were severed. In 1962, the United States began implementing an economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba, which continues to this day. Since January of this year, U.S. President Trump has increased pressure on Cuba, imposing fuel embargoes and imposing severe sanctions on a large number of Cuban officials and state entities.
