Diplomatic posting indicates Cuba does not expect better relations with the US.(head of diplomatic corps in United States Fernando Remirez is reassigned to post in Cuba)(Brief Article)

WASHINGTON -- Reflecting the deteriorating relations between Fidel Castro's government and the Bush administration, Havana has called home the high-profile head of its diplomatic mission in Washington.

Fernando Remirez, Senior Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, headed the mission since 1995, representing Cuba in Washington through some crises such as the 1996 shoot down of Cuban exile flyers by Cuban forces and the Elian Gonzalez saga.

At the end of July, Remirez will be replaced by Dagoberto Rodriguez, previously the No. 3 diplomat at the Cuban Interests Section in ...

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