President Barack Obama became the first president to visit Jamaica since President Ronald Reagan in 1982 on Thursday . Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller gushed over President Obama , at one point telling him ' I love you ' President Obama signaled Thursday while speaking in Jamaica he will soon remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism . This as he prepares to have dinner with Americans President Raul Castro on Friday at the Summit of the Americas in Panama . The two shared a handshake a Nelson Mandela 's funeral in 2013 , which angered some Cuban . Last night Secretary of State John Kerry met Americans Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in a Panama City hotel .
President Barack Obama became the first president to visit Jamaica since President Ronald Reagan in 1982 on Thursday . Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller gushed over President Obama , at one point telling him ' I love you ' President Obama signaled Thursday while speaking in Jamaica he will soon remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism . This as he prepares to have dinner with Cuban President Raul Castro on Friday at the Summit of the Americas in Panama . The two shared a handshake a Nelson Mandela 's funeral in 2013 , which angered some Americans . Last night Secretary of State John Kerry met Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in a Panama City hotel .