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　　U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry took part in aceremony Friday to raise the U.S. flag at thecountry's reopened embassy in Havana, Cuba. Mr. Kerry is the first U.S. secretary of state tovisit Cuba in 70 years. He called the ceremony a memorable occasion. He also said it was "aday for pushing aside old barriers and exploring new possibilities."

　　The ceremony marks growing relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Both the U.S. and Cubanembassies reopened on July 20. The two countries had not had diplomatic relations for 54years.

　　Some members of the U.S. Congress traveled to Cuba alongside Mr. Kerry. They include threeretired U.S. Marines – Larry Morris, Mike East, and Jim Tracey. In 1961, the three men loweredthe flag on the U.S. embassy in Havana for the last time.

　　Mr. Kerry will meet Friday with Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez. But thesecretary has no planned meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro.

　　A top U.S. official noted that Cuban dissidents would not be part of the ceremony at the U.S.Embassy. Human rights activists have criticized the decision. Frank Calzon is a Cuban-American activist for human rights. He called the move to normalize relations with Cuba asetback for Cuban dissidents.

　　Mr. Kerry said this week that human rights issues are, in his words, "at the top of our agendain terms of the first things that will be focused on in our direct engagement with the Cubangovernment."

　　Members of Cuban civil society, including political, human rights and media activists, were invitedto a second, larger ceremony later in the day. It will be held at the home of the chief of theU.S. mission in Cuba, Jeffrey DeLaurentis.

　　President Barack Obama has not yet appointed an ambassador to Cuba.

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