US worker freed from Cuba to be guest at Obama annual speech
The US aid worker whose release from a Cuban prison helped pave the way toward restoring diplomatic ties with the communist nation will be among First Lady Michelle Obama's guests for Tuesday's State of the Union address.
Alan Gross and his wife Judy were reunited late last year, after Pope Francis helped play a major role in securing his freedom as part of a prisoner exchange.
The White House on Monday announced that Gross and his wife will be among the more than 20 other guests to sit with the First Lady, Jill Biden and presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett when the president gives his annual address at the US Capitol Tuesday evening.
