James Cason

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James C. Cason, U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay

James Cason is the current U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, a post he has held since December 1, 2005. Prior to assuming that post, he served as the chief of the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba, from September 10, 2002 to September 10, 2005. He was succeeded by Michael E. Parmly.

As part of the United States' diplomatic embargo against Cuba, It does not maintain official relations with Cuba. The Interests Section is maintained in lieu of the a normal embassy.

Cason also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and Kingston, Jamaica. Previously he served as Political Advisor to the Commander of the U.S. Atlantic Command (USACOM) and to NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). Cason also served at U.S. missions in Milan, Italy; Lisbon, Portugal; San Salvador, El Salvador; Panama City, Panama; Maracaibo, Venezuela; Montevideo, Uruguay; and La Paz, Bolivia.

James Cason graduated from Dartmouth College in the class of 1966 and has an M.A. from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.

[edit] Cuban dissidents

A group of 75 Cuban dissidents (some connected with the Varela Project) were arrested by the Cuban government and accused of accepting gifts (including cash as well as office machines and office space) from James Cason and the US Interests Section. Their arrests coincided with the onset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in March 2003. An exhibit was erected on September 8, 2005 in protest of the incarcerations.^{[citation needed]} A number of the dissidents were subsequently released, but most of the individuals remain imprisoned.

[edit] See also

Cuba Portal

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by John F. Keane	United States Ambassador to Paraguay 1 February 2006–present	Succeeded by Current

v • d • e United States Ambassadors to Latin America

Argentina: Earl Anthony Wayne • Bolivia: David N. Greenlee • Brazil: Vacant • Chile: Craig A. Kelly • Colombia: Vacant •Costa Rica: Mark Langdale • Cuba: Michael E. Parmly • Dominican Republic: Vacant • Ecuador: Linda Jewell • El Salvador: H. Douglas Barclay • Honduras:Charles A. Ford • Mexico: Tony Garza • Nicaragua: Paul A. Trivelli • Organization of American States: John Maisto • Panama: William A. Eaton • Paraguay: James Cason • Peru: P. Michael McKinley • Uruguay: Vacant • Venezuela: Patrick Duddy

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