Montecristo Humidor & Cigars

Havana, Cuba c. 2015

The U.S. and Cuba re-established official diplomatic relations on July 20, 2015, and U.S. Embassy Havana was officially reopened on August 14, 2015, by Secretary of State John Kerry. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla gave Secretary Kerry this wooden Montecristo humidor containing 39 Cuban cigars, matches, and a cigar cutter to commemorate this historic event.

  • Source/Credit: Gift of His Excellency Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Cuba to Secretary of State John Kerry
  • Catalog Number: 2016.0018.01
  • Created: c. 2015
  • Acquired: 2016

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