Hi, everybody. This week, we made it official -- I'm going to Cuba. 大家好。本周，我们正式宣布了一件事——我将访问古巴。
When Michelle and I go to Havana next month, it will be the first visit of a U.S. President to Cuba in nearly 90 years. And it builds on the decision I made more than a year ago to begin a new chapter in our relationship with the people of Cuba. 下个月，米歇尔和我将前往哈瓦那，这将是近90年来美国总统首次访问古巴。这次访问建立在我一年多前做出的决定之上，即开启我们与古巴人民关系的新篇章。
You see, I believe that the best way to advance American interests and values, and the best way to help the Cuban people improve their lives, is through engagement -- by normalizing relations between our governments and increasing the contacts between our peoples. I've always said that change won't come to Cuba overnight. But as Cuba opens up, it will mean more opportunity and resources for ordinary Cubans. And we're starting to see some progress. 你们知道，我认为推进美国利益和价值观的最佳方式，以及帮助古巴人民改善生活的最佳途径，是通过接触——通过实现两国政府关系正常化，增进两国人民之间的往来。我一直说，变革不会一夜之间降临古巴。但随着古巴的开放，普通古巴人将获得更多机会和资源。我们已经开始看到一些进展。
Today, the American flag flies over our embassy in Havana, and our diplomats are interacting more broadly with the Cuban people. More Americans are visiting Cuba than at any time in the last 50 years -- Cuban-American families; American students, teachers, humanitarian volunteers, faith communities -- all forging new ties and friendships that are bringing our countries closer. And when direct flights and ferries resume, even more of our citizens will have the chance to travel and work together and know each other. 今天，美国国旗在我们驻哈瓦那的大使馆上空飘扬，我们的外交官正在与古巴人民进行更广泛的交流。访问古巴的美国人比过去50年中的任何时候都多——古巴裔美国家庭、美国学生、教师、人道主义志愿者、宗教团体——都在建立新的联系和友谊，拉近我们两国的距离。随着直航和渡轮的恢复，将有更多公民有机会前往旅行、合作并相互了解。
American companies are starting to do business in Cuba, helping to nurture private enterprise and giving Cuban entrepreneurs new opportunities. With new Wi-Fi hotspots, more Cubans are starting to go online and get information from the outside world. In both our countries, there's overwhelming support for this new relationship. And in Cuba today, for the first time in a half century, there is hope for a different future, especially among Cuba's young people who have such extraordinary talent and potential just waiting to be unleashed. 美国企业开始在古巴开展业务，帮助培育私营企业，为古巴企业家提供新的机会。随着新的Wi-Fi热点的出现，越来越多的古巴人开始上网，获取来自外部世界的信息。在我们两国，民众都压倒性地支持这种新关系。而在今天的古巴，半个世纪以来第一次出现了对不同未来的希望，尤其是在古巴年轻人当中，他们拥有非凡的才华和潜力，正等待被释放。
My visit will be an opportunity to keep moving forward. I'll meet with President Castro to discuss how we can continue normalizing relations, including making it easier to trade and easier for Cubans to access the Internet and start their own businesses. As I did when I met President Castro last year, I'll speak candidly about our serious differences with the Cuban government, including on democracy and human rights. I'll reaffirm that the United States will continue to stand up for universal values like freedom of speech and assembly and religion. 我的访问将是一个继续向前推进的机会。我将与卡斯特罗总统会晤，讨论我们如何继续推进关系正常化，包括如何简化贸易流程、让古巴人更容易接入互联网和创办自己的企业。正如我去年与卡斯特罗总统会晤时一样，我将坦诚地谈论我们与古巴政府之间的严重分歧，包括民主和人权问题。我将重申，美国将继续捍卫言论自由、集会自由和宗教自由等普世价值观。
I'll meet with members of Cuba's civil society -- courageous men and women who give voice to the aspirations of the Cuban people. I'll meet with Cuban entrepreneurs to learn how we can help them start new ventures. And I'll speak directly to the Cuban people about the values we share and how I believe we can be partners as they work for the future they want. 我将会见古巴公民社会的成员——那些为古巴人民的愿望发声的勇敢男女。我将会见古巴企业家，了解我们如何帮助他们创办新企业。我还将直接向古巴人民发表讲话，谈论我们共同的价值观，以及我认为在他们为理想未来而努力的过程中，我们如何成为伙伴。
We're still in the early days of our new relationship with the Cuban people. This transformation will take time. But I'm focused on the future, and I'm confident that my visit will advance the goals that guide us -- promoting American interests and values and a better future for the Cuban people, a future of more freedom and more opportunity. 我们与古巴人民的新关系仍处于初期阶段。这种转变需要时间。但我着眼于未来，我相信我的访问将推动指导我们的目标——促进美国的利益和价值观，为古巴人民创造更美好的未来，一个更加自由、充满更多机遇的未来。
Thanks everybody. 谢谢大家。
And to the people of Cuba; Nos vemos en La Habana. 最后，我想对古巴人民说：我们哈瓦那见。