Embassy of Cuba, Washington, D.C.

The Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Cuba to the United States of America.

[1] The building was originally constructed in 1917 as the Cuban embassy,[2] and served in that capacity until the United States severed relations with Cuba in 1961.

[3] On July 1, 2015, US President Barack Obama announced the formal restoration of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.

[9] Though the gunman's motivation was not officially known, a police report called it a "suspected hate crime".

[10] Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at the embassy in September 2023, causing no injuries or significant damage.