Commissioned by His Holiness Pope Maged 
Pope, Patriarch and Archbishop
President of the General Christian American Denomination

One of the notable diplomatic developments associated with Francis's pontificate was the improvement of relations between the United States and Cuba.The Vatican played a role in facilitating the process that led to the announcement in December 2014 that the two countries would begin restoring diplomatic relations. Francis personally encouraged the process and wrote to both President Barack Obama and President Raúl Castro.
The development demonstrated an important feature of Francis's diplomatic approach: the Holy See could sometimes serve as a discreet intermediary when political relations between governments were severely strained
Rather than seeking public political credit, Vatican diplomacy could operate quietly behind the scenes. This approach reflected Francis's understanding of diplomacy as service.