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'More Than A Handshake': How Upcoming Summit Could Impact U.S.-Cuba Thaw

NPR

Published April 8, 2015 at 4:04 PM EDT

The Summit of the Americas is convening this week in Panama, and it's expected to feature a historic meeting between President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. Asistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson has been leading the normalization talks for the U.S., and as the summit approaches, she speaks with NPR's Melissa Block about the challenges facing the recent diplomatic thaw.