Cuomo Will Become First U.S. Governor to Visit Cuba

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will become the first U.S. governor to make a trade mission to Cuba, after President Barack Obama’s decision to loosen restrictions on travel to the communist island nation.

Cuomo, a 57-year-old Democrat, will visit April 20, according to a news release from the governor and Jose Ramon Cabanas, chief of the Cuban Interests Section, which represents the nation’s interests in Washington. The goal is to beat out other states in tapping the newly available market, the governor said Jan. 21.