A Cuban diplomat on John Kerry’s trip to Cuba

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez ahead of a bilateral meeting at the State Department on July 20, 2015 in Washington, DC. This is the first such visit of a Cuban diplomat in 57 years.

Cubans in Havana raise a toast to Fidel Castro in front of the cameras, a day before the United States raises its embassy’s flag in the Cuban capital.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will make a historic trip to Cuba soon. For more about the significance of the upcoming trip CCTV America’s Mike Walter spoke to Carlos Alzugaray, who is a Cuban diplomat and educator.