2014 Event The U.S. will end its 1960 embargo and reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba; the agreement took place after an exchange of three Cuban spies for aid worker Alan Gross and an unnamed American spy 2010 Event According to China, a report submitted to the U.N. Security Council on violation of the Darfur weapons embargo is ridden with flaws and vaguely worded 1998 Event Pope John Paul II condemns U.S. embargo against Cuba 1994 Event President Bill Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam 1993 Event U.N. authorizes arms, miltary and police supply embargo against Haiti 1993 Event U.N. authorizes worldwide oil embargo against Haiti 1992 Event U.N. imposes embargo against Libya takes effect 1991 Event U.N. Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq 1990 Event U.N. Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq 1985 Event U.S. president Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua 1983 Event Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala 1981 Event U.S. ends grain embargo against U.S.S.R. 1977 Event U.N. Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa 1975 Event U.S. lightens trade embargo against Cuba 1974 Event Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US 1973 Event OPEC oil embargo begins 1973 Event 5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against U.S. and Netherlands begins 1969 Event France begins arms embargo against Israel 1964 Event British Labour Party installs weapon embargo against South Africa 1960 Event U.S. imposes embargo on exports to Cuba 1941 Event U.S. embargo on oil-export to Japan 1809 Event Embargo Act of 1807 repealed and Non-Intercourse Act signed 1807 Event Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain and France
