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SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, Cuba — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday he plans to report to Barack Obama’s administration his assessment of Cuba-U.S. relations following a five-day trade mission to the island even though he is not an official envoy of Washington.
Richardson is meeting with a host of Cuban government officials, including a scheduled encounter today with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodri guez. He met Monday with Ricardo Alarcon, president of Cuba’s parliament. So far, everyone has brought up the U.S. embargo, Richardson said.
