Ricardo Alarcón, Castro Confidant and Top Cuban Envoy, Dies
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Alarcón was the trusted adviser to Fidel Castro, and his brother and successor Raúl, for decades and was a key negotiator in difficult talks with the United States.
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Alarcón was the trusted adviser to Fidel Castro, and his brother and successor Raúl, for decades and was a key negotiator in difficult talks with the United States.
Alarcón played a key role in negotiating an immigration agreement with the U.S. that put an end to a Cuban exodus in the 1990s and in the return of Elián González to Cuba.
