Workers load a cargo plane with humanitarian aid destined for Cuba at the 7 Air/World Freight Service Warehouse in the Miami International Airport in Florida on Tuesday. The United States launched the first humanitarian aid flight from Miami to Havana, delivering food and hygiene supplies as part of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's $100 million assistance initiative for the Cuban people. Photo by Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA
July 23 (UPI) -- The head of the U.S. mission in Cuba met with the Cáritas Cuba director Wednesday as the Catholic charity began distributing humanitarian aid sent by President Donald Trump's administration to vulnerable families in western Cuba, the U.S. Embassy in Havana said.
The meeting between Mike Hammer and Carmen María Nodal Martínez came a day after the first shipment from a $100 million humanitarian assistance package arrived in Havana. it was announced in May by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The shipment includes prepackaged food and hygiene kits for about 700 families, the U.S. State Department said. Catholic Relief Services is distributing the aid in coordination with the Catholic Church and Cáritas Cuba.
En la ocasión de la llegada ayer à La Habana de ayuda humanitaria procedente de la Administración Trump para los Cubanos mas necesitados, nuestro Jefe de Misión Mike Hammer se reunió con la Directora de Cáritas Cuba Carmen Maria Nodal Martinez. Hablaron sobre la entrega que se... pic.twitter.com/ABTKYg4cM2— Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Cuba (@USEmbCuba) July 22, 2026
