washington/havana trump administration tuesday expel 15 cuban diplomats protest cuba failure protect staff u.s. embassy havana mysterious spate health attack spur new tensions former cold war foes secretary state rex tillerson say expulsions cuba embassy washington also intend ensure equity staff level recall half u.s. diplomatic personnel havana friday cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez denounce decision unjustified accuse unite state insufficient cooperation cuba investigation health incidents urge washington stop politicize matter step take republican president donald trump administration deliver another blow democratic predecessor barack obama policy rapprochement include action likely erode normalization relationship dominate decades mutual hostility suspicion late u.s. move communicate cuban ambassador jose ramon cabanas tuesday diplomats give seven days leave state department official say speak condition anonymity government cuba ensure safety diplomats cuba embassy reduce emergency personnel minimize number diplomats risk exposure harm tillerson say statement continue maintain diplomatic relations cuba continue cooperate cuba pursue investigation attack add unite state announce friday sharply reduce diplomatic presence cuba warn u.s. citizens visit communist-ruled island allege attack say cause hear loss dizziness fatigue 22 u.s. embassy personnel state department say embassy halt regular visa operations cubans seek visit unite state would offer emergency service u.s. citizens cuba deny involvement attack say reinforce security u.s. diplomatic personnel rodriguez say lack u.s. cooperation stymie investigation matter authorities provide access injure people doctor examine home attack allegedly take place say add evidence deliver late rodriguez urge unite state cooperate say cuba also work canada investigation canadian diplomats report similar symptoms far none probe yield answer allege attack carry responsible several cuban-american republican lawmakers include u.s senator marco rubio representative ileana ros-lehtinen urge cuban diplomats kick retaliation cuban government failure get bottom attack commend u.s. state department expel number cuban operatives u.s. rubio influential voice trump cuba policy say statement jam williams president engage cuba washington-based pro-engagement lobby group say decision appear purely political drive desire handful individuals congress halt progress two countries look like return threats tensions 1960s say maria fernandez 45-year-old office worker havana madness trump really sad close yet far away sincere rapprochement trump june vow partially roll back detente cuba agree democratic predecessor obama five decades hostility call cuban government corrupt destabilize address unite nations last month cuba describe comment unacceptable meddle rodriguez urge unite state continue politicize matter provoke undesirable escalation could rarify reverse even bilateral relations havana u.s. diplomats frantically sell belong garage sales social media say disappoint order leave message facebook embassy top official career diplomat scott hamilton say would also leave optimist hope return one day long write hasta la proxima cuba u.s. expel 15 cuban diplomats fuel tensions havana