US gives Cuba 1 week to withdraw 15 diplomats
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The United States has given Cuba a list of 15 of its diplomats that must leave the US within seven days.
A State Department official says the US is "expelling" the Cuban diplomats. But the US isn't declaring them "persona non grata," a designation that would prevent them from ever returning.
The official says the US isn't blaming Cuba for attacks on Americans in Havana and is maintaining diplomatic relations. But the official says the decision was taken because Cuba has failed to protect American diplomats on its soil.
The official also says that the American diplomats the US is withdrawing from its embassy in Havana will be out of Cuba by the end of this week. The official briefed reporters on a conference call on condition of anonymity.
This came after United States officials confirmed another victim of the mysterious attacks plaguing US personnel in Cuba, raising the total to 22 Americans.
