With the deepening of ties between the two countries, US President Barack Obama is due to visit Cuba in March. He will be the first sitting US president to make a trip to Havana in nearly 90 years.
A senior Obama administration official said late on Wednesday that the White House would “officially announce the president’s travel to Latin America, including Cuba” on Thursday.
The announcement comes after months of meetings between US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro as diplomats hammered out agreements to reopen embassies in July 2015, as well as deals on travel, mail service and other issues.