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letterstopresidentobama:

One year ago, President Obama announced that the United States was charting a new course on Cuba, taking historic steps to normalize relations between our two countries. A Cuban-American, Mercy Pina-Brito wrote to the President for the first time just days later. Here’s what Mercy said:

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Our Cuba policy trades isolation for engagement, and enables us to more effectively represent U.S. values in Cuba and empower the Cuban people. Our goal remains the emergence of a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic Cuba.

Normalization is a complex, long-term process, and we will continue to work with Cuba to address areas of mutual interest as well as areas of difference. As President Obama said a year ago, change will not happen overnight. But as we mark the one-year anniversary of our announcement, voices like Mercy’s show how far we’ve come.

letterstopresidentobama: “ “When he is redeployed, this is one proud Navy mom who will feel he is much safer with a deal in place.” Randi Swindel wrote to President Obama about why the deal to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon makes her...

letterstopresidentobama:

“When he is redeployed, this is one proud Navy mom who will feel he is much safer with a deal in place.”

Randi Swindel wrote to President Obama about why the deal to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon makes her feel safer about her son’s service as Lieutenant in the Navy. Make sure your friends see her letter to the President, and find out more about the Iran deal at wh.gov/Iran-Deal.