CIA Diplomacy in a Barrel Emptying Havana CIA Director John Ratcliffe paid an unexpected visit to Cuba, just days after its government announced it had run out of oil.
The gesture could be seen as a token effort from Washington, a nod to thawing relations between the two nations that have been strained for decades.
A Barrel Emptying Crisis Cuba's oil reserves have long been a source of tension between Havana and Washington.