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Diego Sarmiento, a law student at Harvard University and the son of a California Democratic Party politician, traveled to Cuba as part of the "Nuestra América" convoy, which arrived at the port of Havana last Tuesday.
The young man was photographed with his fist raised in front of the Che Guevara mural in the Plaza de la Revolución.
The analyst Stu Smith publicly identified him on X on Tuesday, noting that Diego is "another child of an elected official" in the convoy.
"Diego Sarmiento, a Harvard Law student and son of Orange County supervisor Vicente Sarmiento," wrote Smith, whose post garnered over 23,000 views.
The use of the term "another" suggests that there was at least one more case of a relative of a politician previously documented in the convoy.
The young man also posed while conversing with people on the streets of Havana and even entered some homes.
"Here are some of the photos shared by Diego. The phrase that comes to mind is 'poverty tourism' (...) in which he treats Cuban children as mere accessories for photos," he emphasized.
Diego's participation in the convoy, posing with gestures of ideological affinity with the Cuban regime, could create notable political tension for his father, an elected Democrat in a California county with a strong Latino presence, during a time of intense international scrutiny on the Cuban dictatorship.
The "Nuestra América" convoy, driven by the Progressive International, brought together between 500 and 650 participants from around 30 countries.
The main vessel, named "Granma 2.0", transported solar panels, 50 tons of rice, beans, medications, and other supplies. Among the international participants are former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Spanish politician Pablo Iglesias, Colombian senator Clara López, and American labor leader Chris Smalls.
The ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel led a meeting with participants at the Palace of Conventions and stated that "Cuba is not alone".
The initiative has been widely criticized. Journalist and activist Yoani Sánchez described it as "ideological tourism."
The convoy arrived as Cuba is enduring one of its worst energy crises, with blackouts lasting up to 20 hours daily and severe shortages of food and medicine.
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