After only 100 days on the job, Roberta Jacobson, a senior White House official overseeing southern border issues, is stepping down at the end of the month.
The sole Democratic Latino senator has called on the Senate to schedule a vote to confirm or deny President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
The U.S. and Cuba have formally re-established diplomatic relations on Monday morning with the reopening of respective embassies. Small ceremonies in Washington, D.C. and Havana marked the reopening of the Cuban and U.S. embassies, respectively. In the U.S. State Department, the Cuban flag was raised in a quiet non-ceremony with other flags recognized by the U.S.
Roberta Jacobson, assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere and top negotiator with Cuba, has been nominated to be the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico. President Obama announced her as part of a list of federal nominations that still require the U.S. Senate's approval.
As relations between the U.S. and Cuba continue to improve and normalize, the two countries are preparing to reopen their embassies after decades. The two nations plan to announce the reopening of embassies next week, following a series of talks in the last couple of months.
U.S. and Cuban government officials confirmed diplomatic talks regarding respective embassies have stalled following the fourth round of discussions between both countries.
U.S. and Cuban officials held diplomatic discussions in Washington, D.C. on Friday, and it has been described as an "open, honest, and sometimes challenging" meeting.
The U.S. State Department will host the second round of talks with Cuban government officials to normalize diplomatic relations between the two countries on Friday.
The United States Department of State confirmed a Cuban government delegation will visit the U.S. this week as efforts to reestablish diplomatic relations continue.
