New York, NY, Estados Unidos : The Overlook Press, c2018.

304 p. : il. ; 24 cm.

Foreword. -- Prologue. -- I. 1989-1993: Cuban affairs, US State Department; presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. -- 1. I am the director of Cuban affairs. -- 2. The legacy of terror for Cubans and Americans. -- II. 1999-2000: US Interests Section, Havana; President Bill Clinton. -- 3. Our woman in Havana. -- 4. A provocation. -- 5. Fidel is Cuba. -- 6. The last battle. -- 7. Fidel's last hurrah. -- III. 2001-2002: US Interests Section; president George W. Bush. -- 8. Regime change: ours. -- 9. From Fidel with love. -- 10. Havana, my Afghan Hound. -- 11. The best of enemies: Guantanamo Naval Base. -- 12. Fidel's charm offensive. -- 13. My little radios. -- 14. The president and the dissident. -- 15. Mr. W. versus Mr. Castro. -- IV. 2002 and beyond. -- 16. Myths, contradictions, and lies: Bush, Obama, and Trump. -- 17. The future is Havana, not Miami. -- Epilogue. -- Notes. -- Bibliography. -- Acknowledgments. --

Tomado de la solapa: "Our Woman in Havana chronicles the past several decades of US-Cuba relations from the bird’s-eye view of State Department veteran and longtime Cuba hand Vicki Huddleston, our top diplomat in Havana under Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. After the US embassy in Havana was closed in 1961, diplomatic relations between the two countries broke off. A thaw came in 1977, with the opening of a de facto embassy in Havana, the US Interests Section, where Huddleston would later serve. In her compelling memoir of a diplomat at work, she tells gripping stories of face-to-face encounters with Fidel Castro and the initiatives she undertook, like the transistor radios she furnished to ordinary Cubans. With inside accounts of many dramatic episodes, like the tumultuous Elián González custody battle, Huddleston also evokes the charm of the island country, and her warm affection for the Cuban people.Uniquely qualified to explain the inner workings of US-Cuba relations, Huddleston examines the Obama administration's diplomatic opening of 2014, the mysterious “sonic” brain and hearing injuries suffered by US and Canadian diplomats who were serving in Havana, and the rescinding of the diplomatic opening under the Trump administration.Huddleston recounts missed opportunities for détente, and the myths, misconceptions, and lies that have long pervaded US-Cuba relations. With Raúl Castro scheduled to step down in 2018, she also peers into the future, when for the first time in more than six decades no one named Castro will be Cuba's leader.Our Woman in Havana is essential reading for everyone interested in Cuba, including the thousands of Americans visiting the island every year, observers who study the stormy relationship with our near neighbor, and policymakers navigating the nuances and challenges of the US-Cuba relationship."

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Incluye notas, referencias bibliográficas y bibliografía (Pp. 292-303)