Jul 20, 2015

The United States and Cuba formally resumed diplomatic relations Monday, as Cuba’s blue, red, and white-starred flag was hoisted at the country’s embassy in Washington in a symbolic move signaling the start of a new post-Cold War era in U.S.-Cuba relations.

: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, right of center, applauds with other dignitaries after raising the Cuban flag over their new embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. Cuba’s blue, red and white-starred flag was hoisted Monday at the country’s embassy in Washington in a symbolic move signaling the start of a new post-Cold War era in U.S.-Cuba relations. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, center, raises the Cuban flag over their new embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: A member of a Cuban honor guard salutes as Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, center, prepares to raise the Cuban flag over their new embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. Cuba’s blue, red and white-starred flag was hoisted Monday at the country’s embassy in Washington in a symbolic move signaling the start of a new post-Cold War era in U.S.-Cuba relations. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: Cuban Embassy employees shout “Viva Cuba!” as the Cuban flag is raised in front of the building for the first time in 54 years July 20, 2015 in Washington, DC. The embassy was closed in 1961 when U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower severed diplomatic ties with the island nation after Fidel Castro took power in a Communist revolution. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: The last Cuban flag that was lowered from the Cuban Embassy in Washington on January 3, 1961 when relations between the United States and Cuba were severed, hangs in their new embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: The last Cuban flag that was lowered from the Cuban Embassy in Washington on January 3, 1961 when relations between the United States and Cuba were severed, hangs in their new embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: The skylight over the main room of the new Cuban embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: The Cuban flag is raised over their new embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. Cuba’s blue, red and white-starred flag was hoisted Monday at the country’s embassy in Washington in a symbolic move signaling the start of a new post-Cold War era in U.S.-Cuba relations. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: A man waves the US and Cuban flags as he walks in front of the new Cuban Embassy shortly before it’s official ceremonial opening July 20, 2015, in Washington, DC. The United States and Cuba formally resumed diplomatic relations on July 20, as the Cuban flag was raised at the US State Department in a historic gesture toward ending decades of hostility between the Cold War foes. (AFP Photo/P /paul )

: Edwardo Clark, a Cuban-American, holds an American flag and a Cuban flag as he celebrates outside the new Cuban embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

: A Cuban flag flies among empty flag polls near the U.S. Interests Section building, behind, in Havana, Sunday, July 19, 2015. Washington and Havana plan to officially restore diplomatic relations on Monday with the reopening of their embassies. While no formal ceremony is planned Monday for the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, it too will become a full-fledged embassy just after midnight as the Cold War foes formally enter a new era of engagement. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

: A vintage car with US flags drives by the US embassy in Havana, on July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba formally resumed diplomatic relations Monday, as the Cuban flag was raised at the US State Department in a historic gesture toward ending decades of hostility between the Cold war foes. (AFP Photo/P /adalberto )

: A mural featuring American author and journalist Ernest Hemingway shaking hands with Fidel Castro decorates a wall in a downtown parking lot in Havana, Friday, July 17, 2015. Washington and Havana plan to officially restore diplomatic relations on Monday with the reopening of their embassies. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

: A woman carrying a US flag walks by the US embassy in Havana, on July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba formally resumed diplomatic relations Monday, as the Cuban flag was raised at the US State Department in a historic gesture toward ending decades of hostility between the Cold war foes. (AFP Photo/P /yamil )

: Eugenio Lafargue is reflected in a mirror as he cuts a client’s hair inside his barbershop decorated with a Cuban and U.S. flag in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, July 18, 2015. Washington and Havana plan to officially restore diplomatic relations on Monday with the reopening of their embassies. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

: A man wearing a sleeveless shirt with the US flag walks along the Malecon seafront near the US Embassy, on July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba formally resumed diplomatic relations Monday, as the Cuban flag was raised at the US State Department in a historic gesture toward ending decades of hostility between the Cold war foes. (AFP Photo/P /adalberto )

: A worker the removes Cuban Interests Section sign in Washington, just days prior to the building being accredited as the Cuban Embassy. Cuba’s blue, red and white-starred flag is set to fly Monday, July 20, outside the country’s diplomatic mission in the United States for the first time since the countries severed ties in 1961. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

: A small card for members of the U.S. Government is placed on the ground outside in front of their new embassy to watch the Cuban flag being raised in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: The last Cuban flag that was lowered from the Cuban Embassy in Washington on January 3, 1961 when relations between the United States and Cuba were severed, hangs in their new embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

: Signs in favor of United States and Cuba relations sit on the ground across the street from the new Cuban Embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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