The United States moved to expel Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepción
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepción, first secretary of Cuba’s Permanent Mission to the U.N., would be expelled after allegedly shoving and trying to assault an American diplomat during a General Assembly confrontation, while AOL reported he had been expelled.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said the United States was moving to expel Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepción after a confrontation at the United Nations in New York; AOL reported he had been expelled. Waltz identified Tur de la Concepción as the first secretary of Cuba’s Permanent Mission to the UN and accused him of shoving and trying to assault an American diplomat. The Times of India, citing the New York Post, reported that the diplomat pushed away a cellphone as a U.S. diplomat recorded a heated exchange. The incident followed Waltz’s criticism of Cuba’s leadership and came a day before a scheduled UN vote on a resolution condemning the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
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- Hindustan Times — US moves to expel Cuban diplomat for assaulting Mike Waltz's spokesman after heated UN confrontation: 'He's gone' | Hindustan Times
- AOL — Cuban Diplomat Expelled From US After Confrontation With Trump’s UN Ambassador - AOL
- The Times of India — ‘He’s gone’: Mike Waltz says Cuban diplomat to be expelled from US after heated UN confrontation - The Times of India
- CiberCuba — "Cuba will not back down": Díaz-Canel celebrates the confrontation with the U.S. at the United Nations
- MEAWW (Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide) — ‘He’s gone’: Cuban official to be expelled from US after alleged assault on American diplomat
- flvoicenews.com — U.S. envoy says Cuban diplomat will be expelled after U.N. confrontation with involving Mike Waltz
Verifier’s note
Hindustan Times, AOL, the Times of India, Florida Voice News, CiberCuba, and MEAWW all report that a Cuban diplomat faced expulsion following the U.N. confrontation, with several saying Marco Rubio had signed the paperwork and one reporting the diplomat had been expelled. These reports appeared within the past day; some describe the expulsion as imminent rather than completed.