Good morning. Welcome to interamerican dialog. I direct the rule of law program. Almost three years ago president s obama and castro embarked on a historic opening on relations between the United States and cuba. Two days ago the Trump Administration announced a series of regulatory changes designed to partially roll back the Obama Administrations strategy of maximizing engagement with the people of cuba and a few months from now, cuba will undergo a historic leadership transitioning with a morebund economy and demographic challenges and a relationship with the United States rapidly deteriorating as President Trumps attacks on diplomates. And a suspension of Visa Services in havana prevented us from bringing a speaker from cuba to participate in todays discussions. To help us make sense of whats happened in the future months and what it might happen in the future of the United States and cuban relations, were privileged to welcome to the dialog three distinguished friends and colleague