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    Former U.S. ambassador charged with being an agent for Cuba

    by Greg Allen Dec 04, 2023 2 minutes
    U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, talks to the press 11 July 2001.
    Updated December 4, 2023 at 3:29 PM ET

    A longtime U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested and charged with being a clandestine for the Cuban government.

    Victor Manuel Rocha was a State Department employee for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say during that time and in

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