Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected in 2002,and his district includes much of southwestern Miami-Dade County,including Hialeah,and much of the northern portion of the Everglades.
The White House Fellows program is a non-partisan fellowship established via Executive Order 11183 by President Lyndon B. Johnson in October 1964. The fellowship is one of USA's most prestigious programs for leadership and public service,offering exceptional US Citizens first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. The fellowship was founded based upon a suggestion from John W. Gardner,then the president of Carnegie Corporation and later the sixth secretary of health,education,and welfare.
Cuban Americans are Americans who immigrated from or are descended from immigrants from Cuba,regardless of racial or ethnic origin. As of 2023,Cuban Americans were the fourth largest Hispanic and Latino American group in the United States after Mexican Americans,Stateside Puerto Ricans and Salvadoran Americans.
Carlos Miguel Gutierrez is an American former CEO and former United States Secretary of Commerce. He is currently a co-founder and executive chairman of EmPath. Gutierrez is a former chairman of the board and CEO of the Kellogg Company. He served as the 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 2005 to 2009.
Manuel Alberto Diaz is a Cuban-American politician who served as the chair of the Florida Democratic Party from 2021 to 2023. From 2001 to 2009,he served as the mayor of Miami,Florida.
Modern diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States are cold,stemming from historic conflict and divergent political ideologies. The two nations restored diplomatic relations on July 20,2015,after relations had been severed in 1961 during the Cold War. The U.S. has maintained a comprehensive trade embargo against Cuba since 1958. The embargo includes restrictions on all commercial,economic,and financial activity,making it illegal for U.S. corporations to do business with Cuba.
Thomas Gerard Wenski is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami by Pope Benedict XVI on April 20,2010,and was installed on June 1,2010. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Orlando (2004–2010),coadjutor bishop of Orlando (2003–2004),and auxiliary bishop of Miami (1997–2003).
Nilda Pedrosa was an American politician in the Republican party and the acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the United States Department of State,from September 28,2020,until a few days before her death in January 2021. She was formerly a policy advocate and the Assistant Dean for Development &External Affairs at Florida International University College of Law.
Mauricio Claver-Carone is an American private-equity investor,former Treasury Department and National Security Council official,lawyer,and lobbyist,who was the president of the Inter-American Development Bank from October 2020 until September 26,2022.
JoséAntonio Garcia Jr.,known as Joe Garcia,is an American attorney and politician. Garcia represented Florida's 26th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. A Democrat,Garcia represented most of western Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys in Congress.
Cuban immigration has greatly affected Miami-Dade County since 1959,creating what is known as "Cuban Miami." However,Miami reflects global trends as well,such as the growing trends of multiculturalism and multiracialism;this reflects the way in which international politics shape local communities.
Sonal R. Shah,is an American economist and public official. She is the CEO of The Texas Tribune,a politics and public policy-specific nonprofit news organization headquartered in Austin,Texas. Shah served as the National Policy Director for Mayor Pete Buttigieg's run in the 2020 United States presidential election. From April 2009 to August 2011,she served as the Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the White House.
Hugo Llorens is a retired American diplomat. He is a former U.S. Special Chargéd'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul,Afghanistan,(2016–17) and United States Ambassador to Honduras (2008–2011). In his 36-year career he was posted to numerous countries spanning 6 continents. In 2002–2003,he joined the White House staff and served as Director of Andean Affairs advising the President and National Security Advisor on issues pertaining to Colombia,Venezuela,Bolivia,Peru,and Ecuador.
Esther Olavarria is a Cuban American attorney. Born in Cuba,she emigrated to the United States in 1962 with her family.
Ajaypal Singh "Ajay" Banga is an Indian-born American business executive. He is currently the president of the World Bank Group. He was the executive chairman of Mastercard,after having previously served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company from July 2010 until December 31,2020. He retired from this position on December 31,2021,and joined General Atlantic as its vice chairman.
JoséJavier Rodríguez is an American politician and attorney from Florida serving as the Assistant Secretary for Employment &Training at the United States Department of Labor. A Democrat,he served one term in the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2020,representing Coral Gables,Palmetto Bay,Pinecrest,Key Biscayne,and downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County. He previously served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 112th district in Miami-Dade County from 2012 until his election to the Senate.
The 2015 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th president of the United States,Barack Obama,on January 20,2015,at 9:00 p.m. EST,in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 114th United States Congress. It was Obama's sixth State of the Union Address and his seventh speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker,John Boehner,accompanied by Joe Biden,the vice president,in his capacity as the president of the Senate.
The Cuban thaw was a normalization of Cuba–United States relations that began in December 2014,ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the nations. In March 2016,Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. The normalization of relations lasted from July 2015 to June 2017,with relations further deteriorating under Presidents Donald Trump,and later,Joe Biden.
Louis Ernest Sola is an American businessman and politician,who is currently Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission. Sola currently works under Chairman Daniel B. Maffei and alongside Commissioners Rebecca F. Dye,Max Vekich and Carl Bentzel.
Krishanti O'Mara Vignarajah is an American lawyer serving as President and CEO of Global Refuge. She previously served in the Obama White House as Policy Director for First Lady Michelle Obama and at the State Department as Senior Advisor under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State John Kerry.
