Frank Calzon speaks with U.S. Embassy staff

 

Frank Calzon, executive director of the Center for a Free Cuba, visited Uruguay this week to discuss issues related to Cuba.
The U.S. Embassy, Montevideo, arranged for Calzon to have radio and television interviews and to meet members of the Uruguayan press as well as government representatives, members of the Uruguayan Congress, academics, NGOs, and human rights activists. Calzon, a Cuban citizen and a permanent resident of the United States, told the Uruguayans of the plight of Cubans imprisoned by the Castro regime for political crimes such as printing independent newspapers or protesting against injustice. He argued that whatever other disagreements Uruguayans might have with United States foreign policy, it should not come at the expense of ignoring human rights abuses in Cuba.

Calzon is a well-known activist on issues involving Cuba. He served as Freedom House’s Washington Representative for 10 years. His articles on Cuba have been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Miami Herald, The San Diego Union, The Chicago Tribune, The San Juan Star and other U.S. and Latin American publications. He has appeared on PBS “The News Hour” with Jim Lehrer, Canada’s “Sunday Edition” and on several MSNBC, CNN and FOX programs.

Born in Cuba, Calzon holds a BA in political science from Rutgers University, N.J., and a Master’s degree in political science from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He has testified before Congressional committees and has been a guest speaker at more than 30 universities in the U.S. and abroad.

 

 

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