American flag raised over U.S. Embassy in Cuba for the first time in 54 years
.@JohnKerry: Thank you for joining us at this truly historic moment, as we raise our U.S. flag here in Havana
.@JohnKerry: We are gathered here today because our leaders made a decision to stop being the prisoners of history
Kerry on Cuban Missile Crisis: "Diplomatic ties were strained, then stretched thin, then severed."
.@JohnKerry: "After all, Cuba's future is for Cubans to shape..."
Kerry: "People of Cuba would be best served by a genuine democracy." (via @AP)