Goal for #DCinCuba is to lay the groundwork for future relationships & potential economic & cultural opportunities. pic.twitter.com/FPldPkHfNX
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) February 23, 2016
#DCinCuba also serves as a platform to showcase the Washington area’s strengths in transp., tourism, health and edu. pic.twitter.com/QKrfSaUqIj
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) February 23, 2016
Visit https://t.co/CRnBAUktb6 to learn more about my goings and @GWHCC's exploratory mission to Cuba. #DCinCuba pic.twitter.com/us9PpEGXXB
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) February 23, 2016
Over the past couple of days, I joined @GWHCC on an exploratory mission to Cuba. #DCinCuba https://t.co/O9QuSGg2cm pic.twitter.com/zK0AJ1axbZ
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) February 23, 2016
WASHINGTON — As part of a delegation to Cuba this week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been touring parts of the island and talking with a number of Cuban leaders, including her counterpart, Havana Mayor Marta Hernández Romero.
“It was an honor to meet with Mayor Hernández Romero as we build a relationship between our two capital cities,” Bowser said in a statement.
“As one of the first U.S. city delegations in decades to visit Havana, we have put ourselves in a position to form a positive working relationship that we hope will benefit our region in years to come.”
Bowser is on the island with political and business leaders from the District, Maryland and Virginia.
The trip was organized by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which says the delegation will “lay the groundwork for future relationships and potential economic and cultural opportunities in Cuba.”
Bowser has also met this week with Cuban officials in healthcare, education and tourism as well as the U.S. Ambassador in Cuba Jeffrey DeLaurentis.
The trip is scheduled to last through Thursday. It comes ahead of a historic visit from President Barack Obama set for next month.
