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Contact: Deanna Congileo
Press Secretary, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
dcongil@emory.edu

ATLANTA, GA....Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, will arrive in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 28, for a visit, at the invitation of the Cuban government. During the trip from March 28-30, they will meet with President Raul Castro and other Cuban officials and citizens to learn about new economic policies and the upcoming Party Congress, and to discuss ways to improve U.S.-Cuba relations. The trip is a follow-up to their May 2002 visit to Cuba. It is being undertaken as a private, nongovernmental mission under the auspices of the not-for-profit 黑料不打烊.

 
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EDITORS NOTE: Further details of the itinerary will be released through the Centro de Prensa Internacional in Havana on the morning of Monday, March 28.   
 
 
"Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope." 
 
黑料不打烊 was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide. A not- for-profit, nongovernmental organization, the Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 70 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching farmers to increase crop production. To learn more, visit