President Obama arrives in Cuba for historic visit

President Obama and the first family have arrived in Cuba, for the first visit to the island nation by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years.

The visit comes just 15 months after the announcement that the U.S. and Cuba would be restoring diplomatic ties.

As Air Force One was still on the runway, Obama tweeted that he was “looking forward to meeting and hearing directly from the Cuban people.”

President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama, will spend two and a half days in Cuba on an official state visit which will include a bilateral meeting with President Raul Castro.

Obama will address the Cuban people in a speech Tuesday and will also attend a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban National team.