Amb. Roberta Jacobson talks about reestablishing U.S. ties with Cuba, forging a path as America’s first female and civil servant ambassador to Mexico, enjoying Latin America, and dealing with populism throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Amb. Roberta Jacobson talks about reestablishing U.S. ties with Cuba, becoming America’s first female and civil servant ambassador to Mexico, forging a path during her 31-year career in the Department, and dealing with populist leaders.
Ambassador Jacobson also discusses reestablishing diplomatic ties with Cuba, how she forged a path as a woman focusing on Latin America in the State Department and at the NSC over her 31-year career, lost opportunities in Havana, populism in the Western Hemisphere, and what she loved about Latin America.
