WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 17: Alan Gross (L), recently released by Cuban authorities, makes brief remarks with his wife Judy (R) during a press conference at his lawyer’s office shortly after arriving in the United States December 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. Following months of Cuban and American negotiations to secure Gross’s release, the two nations also agreed to normalize relations after more than 50 years of tension. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)