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{{Short description|Not-for-profit organization}}
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The '''Cuban Liberty Council''' ('''CLC''') is a not-for-profit organization whose stated goal is to promote liberty and democracy in [[Cuba]].

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The '''Cuban Liberty Council''' (CLC) is a not-for-profit organization whose stated goal is to promote liberty and democracy in [[Cuba]].


== Activities==
== Activities==
CLC was founded October 10, 2001. Many of the members of the CLC's Board of Directors and Executive Committee have played key roles in shaping US policy towards Cuba and have led diplomatic delegations to the UN Human Rights Commission, where they achieved the passage of key UN Resolutions condemning [[Fidel Castro]]'s human rights record. They have also played a role in advising foreign governments on their Cuba policy and have met with numerous world leaders, including: [[Václav Havel]], [[Lech Wałęsa]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Boris Yeltsin]], [[George H.W. Bush]], [[George W. Bush]], [[José María Aznar]], [[Ernesto Zedillo]] and [[Felipe González]].
CLC was founded October 10, 2001. Many of the members of the CLC's Board of Directors and Executive Committee have played key roles in shaping US policy towards Cuba and have led diplomatic delegations to the UN Human Rights Commission, where they achieved the passage of key UN Resolutions condemning [[Fidel Castro]]'s human rights record. They have also played a role in advising foreign governments on their Cuba policy and have met with numerous world leaders, including: [[Václav Havel]], [[Lech Wałęsa]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Boris Yeltsin]], [[George H. W. Bush]], [[George W. Bush]], [[José María Aznar]], [[Ernesto Zedillo]] and [[Felipe González]].


It has been called a 'hardline' organization.<ref name="vagnoux">Isabelle Vagnoux, 'Washington-Miami-Havana 1999-2009: Towards the End of a Ménage à Trois?', in ''[[European Journal of American Studies]]'', 2009 II, p. 3</ref>
Historically, many of the members of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee were instrumental in the implementation of: [[Radio Marti]], [[TV Marti]], [[The Cuban Democracy Act]] and [[Helms-Burton Act|The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act]]


== Notable members ==
== Notable members ==
* Marcell Felipe
* [[Marcell Felipe]]
* Feliciano Foyo
* Feliciano Foyo
* Horacio Garcia
* Horacio García
* Alberto Hernandez
* Alberto Hernández
* [[Ninoska Pérez Castellón]]
* [[Ninoska Pérez Castellón]]
* Diego R. Suarez]]
* Diego R. Suárez
* Luis Zuniga
* Luis Zúñiga


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Lobbying in the United States]]
* [[Lobbying in the United States]]
* [[Cuban-American lobby]]
* [[Cuban-American lobby]]
* [[Opposition to Fidel Castro]]


==External links==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.cubanlibertycouncil.org Website]

{{Cuba-United States relations}}
{{Cuba-United States relations}}


[[Category:Opposition to Fidel Castro]]
[[Category:Opposition to Fidel Castro]]
[[Category:Cuba – United States relations]]
[[Category:Cuba–United States relations]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Anti-communist organizations in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 03:52, 26 June 2024

The Cuban Liberty Council (CLC) is a not-for-profit organization whose stated goal is to promote liberty and democracy in Cuba.

Activities[edit]

CLC was founded October 10, 2001. Many of the members of the CLC's Board of Directors and Executive Committee have played key roles in shaping US policy towards Cuba and have led diplomatic delegations to the UN Human Rights Commission, where they achieved the passage of key UN Resolutions condemning Fidel Castro's human rights record. They have also played a role in advising foreign governments on their Cuba policy and have met with numerous world leaders, including: Václav Havel, Lech Wałęsa, Ronald Reagan, Boris Yeltsin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, José María Aznar, Ernesto Zedillo and Felipe González.

It has been called a 'hardline' organization.[1]

Notable members[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Isabelle Vagnoux, 'Washington-Miami-Havana 1999-2009: Towards the End of a Ménage à Trois?', in European Journal of American Studies, 2009 II, p. 3
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