Kerry will end that long absence Friday when he flies to the Cuban capital to raise the U.S. flag for the first time ... So Kerry’s trip is more about symbolism than substance.

two-masted replica of a slave-carrying schooner slipping into Havana’s harbor flying two flags – those of the United States and Cuba. That’s how it is for the Amistad, a symbol of both a ...

But on a day steeped in symbolism, the two diplomats stood at the State Department before a row of three Cuban and three U.S. flags, addressed each other by first names and spoke in each other’s ...

The Union flag is now all the ... some it is just another fashion symbol, others say the trend began with the London Olympics, which were followed avidly in Cuba and hugely popular.