Visit to Minnesota by Miguel Fraga First Secretary, Cuban Embassy, Washington, DC October 19-23, 2018
First Secretary Miguel Fraga's five-day visit to Minnesota was packed with activity that included:- a meeting with the Minnesota Twins organization and Tony Oliva
- an interview with Joey Peters, MinnPost, "The Door is Open on our Side"
- the annual conference of the National Network on Cuba at Augsburg University (videos on Facebook and YouTube)
- an evening of music and dance in solidarity with Cuba
- a panel at Dorsey & Whitney (video, PowerPoint) with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Global Minnesota, the Minnesota Trade Office, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Nachito Herrera and the Minnesota Farmers Union
- a visit to a southern Minnesota farm, meeting with the president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
- a meeting with Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner David Frederickson
- a meeting with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
- a meeting with state senators Sandra Pappas, Julie Rosen, Patricia Torres Ray, Chris Eaton and Melisa Franzen
- a meeting with St. Paul Councilmember Jane Prince, prospective sponsor of an anti-embargo resolution
- a visit to the bust of José Martí in St. Paul City Hall
- a meeting with University of Minnesota officials, sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change
- addresses at Macalester College (Mac Weekly, picture, flyer), the University of St. Thomas (notice) (picture) and the University of Minnesota (video)
- meetings with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, council president Lisa Bender and council members Steve Fletcher, Abdi Warsame, and Cam Gordon. (Pictured l to r: Steve Fletcher, Miguel Fraga, Andrea Jenkins, Lisa Bender)
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