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Bush announces initiatives to promote democracy in Cuba.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| October 10, 2003 | Lorente, Rafael | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Rafael Lorente

WASHINGTON _ President Bush on Friday announced several initiatives he said will "hasten the arrival of a new, free, democratic Cuba" _ the latest in a series of moves aimed at placating Cuban-Americans in South Florida who have criticized White House policy on the island nation.

The key initiative was the appointment of a presidential commission that will prepare the United States for a post-Fidel Castro Cuba, and study ways to hasten the day that transition comes. The commission will be co-chaired by Secretary of State Colin Powell and Cuban-born Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mel Martinez. It also will include officials …

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