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Migration talks resume today

AFP photoCuba, US to resume immigration talks at UN

(From AFP): Talks between Cuba and the United States on the thorny issue of immigration, suspended since 2003, will resume on Tuesday at United Nations headquarters in New York, the US State Department said.

“Today, US and Cuban representatives will meet in New York to discuss implementation of the US-Cuba Migration Accords,” the State Department said in a statement.

“The discussions will focus on how best to promote safe, legal and orderly migration between Cuba and the United States.”

The US delegation, it added, will be led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly, and include representatives from agencies that deal with migration issues.

A US official has told AFP the talks will take place at the United Nations building in Manhattan.

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Melissa Lockhart Fortner

Melissa Lockhart Fortner is Senior External Affairs Officer at the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles, having served previously as Senior Programs Officer for the Council. From 2007-2009, she held a research position at the University of Southern California (USC) School of International Relations, where she closely followed economic and political developments in Mexico and in Cuba, and analyzed broader Latin American trends. Her research considered the rise and relative successes of Latin American multinationals (multilatinas); economic, social and political changes in Central America since the civil wars in the region; and Wal-Mart’s role in Latin America, among other topics. Melissa is a graduate of Pomona College, and currently resides in Pasadena, California, with her husband, Jeff Fortner.

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