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Santo Domingo.- In one of his last acts as Dominican head of state, president Leonel Fernández received credential letters from the representative of the Holy See along with delegates from international organizations and members of the consular corps accredited in the country, who will attend today’s inauguration ceremonies for president-elect Danilo Medina.
During the event, which took place at the National Palace Ambassadors’ Hall yesterday, the president spent several minutes speaking with the special guests.
Fernández was accompanied by outgoing vice president Rafael Alburquerque and foreign relations minister Carlos Morales Troncoso.
The event was attended by Ambassadors Raúl Yzaguirre of the United States, Arturo Olivieri of Italy, Park Dong-Sil of South Korea, Eklil Ahmad Hakimi of Afghanistan, Ms. Iva Camille Gloundon of Trinidad & Tobago, and Godelieve Van Den Bergh of Belgium. The Vatican’s head of mission Luigi Bianco, Héctor Timerman of Argentina, Hugo Roger Martínez of El Salvador, and Alfredo Moreno of Chile were also present.
Ambassadors on special missions who attended yesterday’s event included Youssef Amarani of Morocco, Annastassios Petrovas of Greece, Pasi Patokallio of Finland, Bader Mohammad of Kuwait, Vladimir Zaesmky of Russia, Edita Hrdá of the Czech Republic and Olatokunboh Kamson of Nigeria.
Representing the Organization of American States (OAS) secretary general José Miguel Insulza, María de Jesús Conde Zabala of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Mcdonald Benjamin of the World Bank, Iván Ogando Lora of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and Ms. Diane Quarless from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
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He deserves a swift kick in the ASS out! I have never seen a President more willing to look the other way in order to advance his own populartiy and glory.
8 years !!!!
what "credentials" ?? Being an empty suit.
Did not slow down transparent corruption, inbred entitlement, nepotism, no-show government jobs or come any where near fixing the electrical sector.
"a one legged metro"
Escott, Gran SLAM!!!!!!
If Danello has any guts he'll tear-up the Concordat, as part of his purge against corruption and and towards proper, secular education.
Thats my Boy, Roy!
Spelling is important sometimes,
The Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes, Italian: Santa Sede) is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome. The primacy of Rome makes its bishop the worldwide leader of the church, commonly known as the Pope. Since Rome is the preeminent episcopal see of the church, it contains the central government of the church, including various agencies essential to administration. As such, diplomatically, the Holy See acts and speaks for the whole Catholic Church. It is also recognized by other subjects of international law as a sovereign entity, headed by the Pope, with which diplomatic relations can be maintained.