Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State

CORE GROUP MEMBERS

John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury
Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce
Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Tom Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security
Condoleezza Rice, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development

COMMISSION COORDINATOR

Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State

WORKING GROUP ON HASTENING CUBA’S TRANSITION

Chairman
Daniel W. Fisk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State

Participants
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
National Security Council
U.S. Agency for International Development

WORKING GROUP ON MEETING BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, HOUSING, AND HUMAN SERVICES

Chairman
Joseph Esposito, Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs, Department of Education

Participants
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Department of State
National Security Council
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Peace Corps
Social Security Administration
U.S. Agency for International Development

WORKING GROUP ON ESTABLISHING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, RULE OF LAW, AND NATIONAL JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION

Chairman
Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development

Participants
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
National Security Council
U.S. Agency for International Development

WORKING GROUP ON ESTABLISHING THE CORE INSTITUTIONS OF A FREE ECONOMY

Chairman
Walter Bastian, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, Department of Commerce

Participants
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
National Security Council
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Small Business Administration
U.S. Agency for International Development

WORKING GROUP ON MODERNIZING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

Michael Reynolds, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and
International Affairs, Department of Transportation

Participants
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Security Council
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Coast Guard

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Executive Coordinator
Mirta Alvarez, Deputy Director, Office of Cuban Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State

Special Assistant to the Commission
Benjamin Hardman, Office of Cuban Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State