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SANTO DOMINGO.- The vice president of the Council for Dominican Communities Abroad (CONDEX) announced that president Leonel Fernandez will meet with the United States senator from New York, Kirsten Gillibrand, who replaced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the post.

Alejandro Santos will accompany the Democrat Gillibrand; the New York State senator Eric Scheiderman’ District 3 representative; the assemblyman Adriano Espaillat; Hugo Morales, member of New York City University’s (CUNY) Board of Directors and Ana Garcia, Special Assistant for Community Relations of the president and director for International Programs of Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College.

Santos said the senator is slated to arrive Friday and includes, in addition to the meeting with the President, a visit to Congress, the Santo Domingo State University (UASD) and a luncheon hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce.

Santos didn't specify the topics the U.S. Senator and Fernandez would discuss.

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7 comment(s)
Written by: Juango, 30 Jun 2009 4:04 PM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
What is the Senators specific reason for the official visit? Is there not an agenda? Is this on the US Taxpayers dime? make certain she meets R. Segura, CDEEE. Perhaps she can shed some light (no pun intended) on a fix to their problems?
Written by: xwill7, 30 Jun 2009 4:55 PM
From: United States, Chicago
Its just an excuse to go down to DR and Enjoy the beaches
Written by: ElCapitan, 30 Jun 2009 5:08 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Hillary is passing the torch to her....maybe she'll find a PC sankie to keep her occupied after her meetings with Lionel "Bosch"....
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 30 Jun 2009 6:44 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Written by: xwill7, 30 Jun 2009 4:55 PM
From: United States, Chicago
Its just an excuse to go down to DR and Enjoy the beach........................Only Peasants go to the Caribbean in the summer time......she probably wants to bring herself up to speed on the Haitian Problem
Written by: antonio1, 30 Jun 2009 7:51 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
Gmiller you do anything besides post inane comments on DT? If you hates LF ideas so much, why do you devote so much time of your life to this site? It's really bizarre.
Written by: BASTA, 1 Jul 2009 8:59 AM
From: Dominican Republic, = Ghetto-SPM-Barrio Blanco
If you hates LF ideas so much= Bull, those are LIES only..... I hope he is never allowed back. Talk about the robber Baron.
Written by: xwill7, 1 Jul 2009 9:43 AM
From: United States, Chicago
fred,
she can not do anything about the haitian problem....
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