washington white house rule encounter president barack obama revolutionary leader fidel castro cuba month confident cuban government create obstacles meet obama dissidents havana top adviser say wednesday despite goal improve tie former cold war foes deputy national security adviser ben rhodes say obama would use trip meet cuba demand shutter radio tv marti u.s. broadcasters create transmit anti-communist program island nation obama plan hold talk cuban president raul castro historic march 20-22 visit meet castro brother legendary figure take power 1959 revolution lead cuba 49 years discussion meet take place certainly seek rhodes one negotiators secret talk lead thaw u.s.-cuba relations tell reuters interview ask meet rule rhodes say yes meet elder castro could overshadow trip mean focus future u.s.-cuba relationship rather trouble past castro 89 step power series health problems rarely leave havana home though occasionally meet visit dignitaries white house say previously expect fidel castro meet occur say rule administration make clear set obama trip would meet anti-government dissidents havana despite cuban leadership objections see meddle country internal affairs rhodes say list participants finalize meet would take place u.s. facility suggest u.s. embassy ambassador residence meet would take place official events raul castro cuban dissidents past report detain home pick police en route major international events summit papal visit rhodes say anticipate happen obama trip work logistics ... suggest throw type obstacles say add unite state would watch whether cuba detain harass activists connection visit two cuba prominent dissidents berta sole jose daniel ferrer detain tuesday accord dissident group susan rice obama national security adviser wednesday meet cuban-american activists u.s. human right advocate tell obama would meet cuban independent civil society representatives choose aid white house say obama republican critics accuse play human right concern order pursue rapprochement cuba begin december 2014 see major piece foreign policy legacy cuban government do little reciprocate series u.s. measure ease restrictions u.s.-cuba travel trade unclear whether make large gesture obama visit first sit u.s. president since 1928. rhodes counter outreach cuba aim help local population open commercial opportunities americans administration plan roll measure next week chip away decades-old restrictions commerce obama also want lift embargo cuba possible congressional action republican leaders congress oppose move differences remain obama administration consider return u.s. naval base guantanamo bay cuban government rhodes say would make change radio tv marti broadcasters time issue irritants cubans consider obstacles full normalization washington cubans like radio marti tv marti sure rhodes say much get to u.s. government launch radio marti 1983 late add tv marti transmit anti-communist news information cuba government monopoly media decision whether put end u.s. program encourage cuban doctor nurse overseas assignments defect tie trip either rhodes say obama meet fidel castro dissident talk track white house