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For the first time in almost 60 years, the President of Cuba is not a member of the Castro family. But does this mean the new President Miguel Diaz-Canel will be Cuba’s real national leader? AMB. VICKI HUDDLESTON, for several years America’s top diplomat in Cuba says, for a lot of reasons, the answer is not yet clear. Raul Castro will still lead the Cuban Communist Party and both his son and his former son-in-law remain in powerful government positions.
By KSFRFor the first time in almost 60 years, the President of Cuba is not a member of the Castro family. But does this mean the new President Miguel Diaz-Canel will be Cuba’s real national leader? AMB. VICKI HUDDLESTON, for several years America’s top diplomat in Cuba says, for a lot of reasons, the answer is not yet clear. Raul Castro will still lead the Cuban Communist Party and both his son and his former son-in-law remain in powerful government positions.