Two weeks ago, Inweekly reported on a local delegation that visited Cuba seeking to build relationships and test the waters for possible business opportunities (“Creating a Pensacola-Cuba Connection”).
In today’s Tampa Tribune, Albert Fox, president of the Tampa-based Alliance For Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation, said the Pensacola delegation “was the best delegation I have been part of and I have been on over 100 in 17 years of working to normalize relations.†The delegation was put together by Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund.
He said, “Cuba was very impressed with Pensacola.â€
Why? “The delegation’s willingness to negotiate with the Cuban government as it is, not how we want it to be. A lot of delegations fall short on that.â€