Hammer and Masonic leader discuss distributing aid in Cuba
The meeting addressed possible participation by members of the organization in delivering U.S. humanitarian assistance.
Mike Hammer, chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, met with Ángel Santiesteban Prats to discuss possible Masonic participation in distributing humanitarian aid in Cuba. Santiesteban Prats was recently elected Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree.
The U.S. Embassy highlighted Freemasonry's history in Cuba and its presence in society. According to the information released, collaboration was raised as a possibility, not as a formal implementation agreement.
The diplomatic mission said it supports a free and independent civil society and that the United States values the historic role of Freemasons in the country's development.