Presidents Obama and Fernandez had met previously in a summit in Trinidad & Tobago.
Washington.- Presidents Leonel Fernandez and Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Press secretary Robert Gibbs announced Sunday.
The U.S. and Dominican Republic leaders will be "discussing a wide range of bilateral and hemispheric issues as part of [an] ongoing engagement with leaders from throughout the Americas on the most important issues facing people throughout the region."
According to the White House spokesman, Obama and Fernandez plan a joint press conference in the Oval Office at 2:40 p.m.
Among the potential topics may discuss in the meeting is the flow of aid to Haiti, as Port-au-Prince announced on Saturday that it has accepted to incorporate Dominican Republic to the Interim Commission for Haiti’s Reconstruction (CIRH).
Also a bone of contention is the Caribbean nation’s efforts to fight the traffic of persons, which earned it the U.S. State Department’s “black list” status for countries which in Washington’s don’t do enough.
Another issue is the country’s war on drug trafficking, in which several local political leaders say Washington doesn’t provide enough support, given the U.S. as the final destination for most of the narcotics which enters Dominican territory.
In the Blair House
Fernandez and his wife Margarita Cedeño are staying since yesterday in the Blair House, located in front of the White House, as Barack and Michelle Obama’s guests of honor.
From: United States
Tell this empty suit POS to STOP the transparent corruption.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
LF would be considered very rude if he said that to the empty suit
Written by: habie, 12 Jul 2010 8:10 AM
From: Canada
I smell jealousy
Written by: habie, 12 Jul 2010 8:10 AM
From: Canada
i smell jealousy
Written by: habie, 12 Jul 2010 8:10 AM
From: Canada
i smell jealousy
Written by: habie, 12 Jul 2010 8:10 AM
From: Canada
I smell jealousy , do you ???
From: United States
" How sweet it is to be loved by you"
please clicking cannibals, do not click me out I did not say anything bad !
i just said how sweet it is... !
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Im no gonna comment on LF and Barry Oblablama it's a waste.
GANO ESPANA, SE IMPONE LA MADRE PATRIA ANTE EL MUNDO; FELICIDADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Yes Canadians are notoriously jealous of their American cousins to the south .....the ice farmers are raised on American junk television and American Junk food
From: United States
these two men appeared to be comfortable with each other.
Maybe it is because Senor Leonel Fernandez habla Engles con fluidez .
"Il parle aussi le Francais egalement bien"
And Spanish is his native language.
What more can I say ??
Oh Oh OH OH !!!! En 1978 Leonel Fernandez obtuvo el titulo de Doctor en Derecho ( CON HONORES) lo que le vallo el premo 'J Humberto Ducudray por haber sido el estudiante mas sobresalliante de su promocion
THE MAN WAS BORN TO LEAD
HE WAS DESTINED TO BECOME A STATEMAN
From: United States
dont be silent
I am so happy that soccer is coming to our country.
Yo sabia que a pesar de todo tu tenia el amor por soccer in your genes.
Now let it out boy !!!!!!
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
"Born to lead" at a high price for us Dominican.
Necesitamos alguien como el JEFE, con cojones bien puesto, que no le coma mierda a la comunidad internacional, ni a nadie.
From: United States
you wil be in jail if el jefe fue presidente.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Etiennc, I don't need your approval; I speak my mind and let others do the same.
...and don't call the game soccer, that's American, call it Football, it's a beautiful sport, but my passion is Baseball.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
I returned you the favor; I clicked you plus and myself a minus; you happy now, son?
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
2:10 p.m. The president holds a bilateral meeting with Fernandez in the Oval Office. Word from White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is that the two will be "discussing a wide range of bilateral and hemispheric issues as part of [an] ongoing engagement with leaders from throughout the Americas on the most important issues facing people throughout the region."
2:40 p.m. Obama holds a joint press conference with Fernandez in the Oval Office.
Written by: JCjua, 12 Jul 2010 2:21 PM
From: United States, New York
3:40 PM: Dominican unemployment rate grows by 1% in the past few hours...
The same thing happens in the US economy when Obama holds a press conference.
From: United States, Naples, Florida
One of the unsolved bilateral difference between the USA and DR is the name of the island shared with Haiti, which also has a different name for it.
USA calls it "Island of Hispaniola"
Haiti's Constitution calls it "Island of Haiti"
DR's Constitution calls it "Island of Santo Domingo", as it is in every international treaty since 1506.
If Haiti honors the treaties, its Constitution should call the island "Santo Domingo", then, the USA would not have an alibi to call it Hispaniola. Spain never accepted Hispaniola ("Española") for obvious reasons. Once an agreement over the name of the island is reached to have only one legal name for it, "Island of Santo Domingo", then the DR can use its proper name of Quisqueya for the Nation and Quisqueyan for the People. It is now the time, as Juan Pablo Duarte would have said: -"Quisqueyans, the bells have already tolled to end centuries of grievances; he, who doesn't love God or his country, should cover himself with the blanket of death".
From: United States, Naples, Florida
The key for many of our problems with the USA and Haiti derive in the lack of interest to solve an old historical fact: accepting the name of the island shared by Haiti and DR, "Island of Santo Domingo".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO_3n1Vogbs to begin with the solution to this problem.
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Tell this empty suit POS to STOP the transparent corruption.
please clicking cannibals, do not click me out I did not say anything bad !
i just said how sweet it is... !
GANO ESPANA, SE IMPONE LA MADRE PATRIA ANTE EL MUNDO; FELICIDADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe it is because Senor Leonel Fernandez habla Engles con fluidez .
"Il parle aussi le Francais egalement bien"
And Spanish is his native language.
What more can I say ??
Oh Oh OH OH !!!! En 1978 Leonel Fernandez obtuvo el titulo de Doctor en Derecho ( CON HONORES) lo que le vallo el premo 'J Humberto Ducudray por haber sido el estudiante mas sobresalliante de su promocion
THE MAN WAS BORN TO LEAD
HE WAS DESTINED TO BECOME A STATEMAN
I am so happy that soccer is coming to our country.
Yo sabia que a pesar de todo tu tenia el amor por soccer in your genes.
Now let it out boy !!!!!!
Necesitamos alguien como el JEFE, con cojones bien puesto, que no le coma mierda a la comunidad internacional, ni a nadie.
...and don't call the game soccer, that's American, call it Football, it's a beautiful sport, but my passion is Baseball.
2:10 p.m. The president holds a bilateral meeting with Fernandez in the Oval Office. Word from White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is that the two will be "discussing a wide range of bilateral and hemispheric issues as part of [an] ongoing engagement with leaders from throughout the Americas on the most important issues facing people throughout the region."
2:40 p.m. Obama holds a joint press conference with Fernandez in the Oval Office.
3:40 PM: Dominican unemployment rate grows by 1% in the past few hours...
The same thing happens in the US economy when Obama holds a press conference.
USA calls it "Island of Hispaniola"
Haiti's Constitution calls it "Island of Haiti"
DR's Constitution calls it "Island of Santo Domingo", as it is in every international treaty since 1506.
If Haiti honors the treaties, its Constitution should call the island "Santo Domingo", then, the USA would not have an alibi to call it Hispaniola. Spain never accepted Hispaniola ("Española") for obvious reasons. Once an agreement over the name of the island is reached to have only one legal name for it, "Island of Santo Domingo", then the DR can use its proper name of Quisqueya for the Nation and Quisqueyan for the People. It is now the time, as Juan Pablo Duarte would have said: -"Quisqueyans, the bells have already tolled to end centuries of grievances; he, who doesn't love God or his country, should cover himself with the blanket of death".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO_3n1Vogbs to begin with the solution to this problem.