it is possible but unlikely unless cuba changes the number of its policies we will lavery with those could be and of course, finally the industry has important implications for the united states and its own national interest it should move forward with the normalization process that mr. obama has launched already so first of all, cuba has the abundant tourists attacked attraction this was uh tough assignment that fell to as with me with their budget just a photo from the north coast of cuba and of course, it has extensive beaches like this to be developed further but that is not only is it because it does have the opportunity is vast and enormous this graph simply shows the number of arrivals over the period 1995 through 2015 you can see with a rather steady stream and course this only goes through 2015 not only asking me to do that projection but the what allowed the number of tourists to reach almost for a million by 2016. but if you look at the earnings per tourist berries widely year-to-year in response to domestic policies but in 2014 you see an upswing governess is operating at

the first witness is doctor fred lavery, senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for national peace. thank you for being here, sir. our second witnesses honorable deborah dorn, us ambassador for 2014 in 2015. thank you for bringing your knowledge and experience. if you could summarize in about five minutes, we'd appreciate. without objection your written testimony will be entered into the record. you been here many times so please proceed. >> chairman corker, committee members i'm grateful for the opportunity to speak with you about political and the way forward for your faulty. i was honored to be joined by was coping. for those of us who followed libya since the revolution unraveling has been harrowing to watch. today the un back presidency is failing and bracing governing. unable to establish itself amidst feuding malicious and internal process. more poorly, the council fronts and next essential challenge from eastern faction led by general, backed by egypt and that united arab emirates and increasing the rest. he's refused to endorse the presidency council with its key objection