While President Barack Obama loosened Cuba travel regulations last year, this year his administration opted to continue existing Cuba policies or restrict new ones.
India hosts foreign ministers from Chile, Cuba, and Venezuela on August 7 in a bid to improve diplomatic and commercial ties with Latin America.
Cuban President Raúl Castro visited China and Vietnam this week seeking to shore up economic, investment, and political ties.
"The U.S. government is clearly trying to demonstrate a new, more fluid relationship with some elements of the [Cuban] regime," says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini.
On May 9, Music of the Americas featured a variety of music for harp composed by an international cast.
