Michael Parmly

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Michael E. Parmly is the Chief of Mission of the United States Interests Section in Havana, or USINT, a post he has held since September 10, 2005. He succeeded James Cason at this post.

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“Cuba's future will be determined by Cubans. Our role is to support those working for democratic change.”

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“What we are trying to do is communicate with the Cuban people.”

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“The Cuban regime does not represent the people, nor does it have any interest in bettering their lives. Rather, the regime is obsessed with self-preservation.”

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“We are only trying to communicate with the Cuban people. Only a dictator would be upset.”

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“The billboard is an effort to dialogue with the Cuban people. Only in totalitarian societies do governments talk and talk at their people and never listen.”

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“Virtually ... 95 to 98 percent of the money that comes into the island is going to end up in the hands of the state. That ... means that money is going to feed a totalitarian state.”

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“There's recognition of how totalitarian this society is and who's going to benefit from that. Yes, American people would benefit from contact with Cuban cultural groups, but those cultural groups [are] so much creatures of the state.”

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“But we are going to keep trying to communicate with the Cuban people by any means we can.”

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“The billboard is an effort to dialogue with the Cuban people.”

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“The Cuban regime's hurling of angry and often violent groups against pro-democratic dissidents is particularly disgusting.”

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