Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Author of Our Woman in Havana		Former US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez		Kezia McKeague, McLarty Associates (Moderator)

Washington, DC—On May 7, 2018, WFPG hosted a conversation with Former US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Author of Our Woman in Havana and Chief of the US Interests Section in Havana from 1999 to 2002. After a brief overview of US-Cuba relations, including the impact of the Cuban-American community on US policy, the speakers covered the recent leadership transition, "sonic attacks" on US and Canadian diplomats, and the impact of the reduced US presence on the Cuban economy and people. The speakers emphasized that any transition in Cuba would be gradual and expressed concern over the direction of US policy in terms of US strategic security, as well as economic growth on the island. The conversation was moderated by Kezia McKeague, a director in McLarty Associates’ Latin America practice and was held at the Offices of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Washington, DC.