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2. Ecuador declares Cuba's ambassador 'persona non grata,' orders mission to leave the country

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Thu Mar 5, 2026, 12:32 AM

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By GABRIELA MOLINA
Updated 7:08 PM EST, March 4, 2026

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador declared Cuba’s ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez, and his diplomatic staff “persona non grata” on Wednesday and gave them 48 hours to leave the South American country.

Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the measure was adopted within the framework of international diplomatic law, but didn’t say why they were forcing the diplomats to leave. The Vienna Convention allows countries to declare diplomatic personnel a persona non grata without explanation ...

https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-cuba-trump-noboa-bc7b4bab79e54a39bb8f18d683105b22

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