José Antonio Arbesú Fraga (21 June 1940 – September 26, 2020) was a Cuban

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. Arbesu was born in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, and served as the chief of the

Cuban Interests Section The Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Cuba to the United States of America. It is located at 2630 16th Street Northwest, in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. The building was originally constructed in 1917 as the Cuba ...

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, from 1989 to 1992. Juan E. Mendez ''The Case of Elizardo Sanchez'' www.nybooks.com "7 Dec 1989 – After renewing my request several times, I received a letter dated October 13, from José Arbesú, Chief of the Cuban Interests Section in .."

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