President Barack Obama is planning a trip to Cuba as early as March, Reuters and ABC News reported, citing unnamed
sources familiar with the matter.
Obama introduced the idea of visiting Cuba in December as part of efforts to normalize ties between Havana and Washington, according to Reuters. The Cold War foes pledged in December 2014 to restore relations after more than a half-century break.
As part of the diplomatic thaw, officials signed a deal Tuesday opening the skies for commercial flights between the two countries, and embassies were reopened last summer.
If he makes the 90-mile hop across the Straits of Florida, Obama will be the first sitting U.S. President to travel to Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928, according to ABC News. An official announcement of the visit will be made soon.
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