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President Eisenhower approves a covert action plan against Cuba. The plan includes: a) the termination of sugar purchases b) the end of oil deliveries c) continuation of the arms embargo in effect since mid-1958 d) the organization of a paramilitary force of Cuban exiles to invade the island.
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President Kennedy expands the Cuban embargo to include imports of all goods made from or containing Cuban materials, even if made in other countries.
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U.S. President Carter drops the ban on travel to Cuba and on U.S. citizens spending dollars in Cuba.
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The Carter Administration relaxes laws to allow U.S. residents to send money to relatives in Cuba.
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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as U.S. President, and institutes the most hostile policy against Cuba
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The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban, and prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba.
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The U.S. Congress pass the Mack Amendment, which prohibits all trade with Cuba by subsidiaries of U.S. companies located outside the U.S.
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Congress passes the Cuban Democracy Act, which prohibits foreign-based subsidiaries of U.S. companies from trading with Cuba, travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens, and family remittances to Cuba.
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For the 3rd year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for a measure to end the U.S. Embargo of Cuba. The vote is 101-2, with 48 abstentions, and only Israel votes with the U.S.
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President Clinton signs the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act which imposes penalties on foreign companies doing business in Cuba, and permits U.S. citizens to sue foreign investors who make use of American-owned property seized by the Cuban government
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In washington, the organization Americans for Humanitarian Trade with Cuba is formed to promote humanitarian trade with the island.
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The U.S. government turns down a Cuban offer to compensate Americans for properties confiscated by the Revolution 40 years ago.
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About 3 dozen US travel industry executives spend the day in Cuba to consider "future business potential." At the end of the day they return to a resort in Cancun, Mexico, where the first US-Cuba travel conference is held.
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A number of U.S. lawmakers and food firms meet in Havana. By the end of the week, Cuba has agreed to purchase about $125 million in farm goods from U.S. companies.
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US President G.W. Bush approves $80 million to be used for "boosting democracy in Cuba."
