Hillary arrives on Thursday

[NewsWhore]

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be visiting the Dominican Republic on Thursday afternoon for talks with Leonel Fernandez. She will be coming from Haiti where she is meeting with Haitian President Rene Preval. According to Hoy newspaper, this is the former First Lady's first working visit, since she and her husband Bill Clinton are frequent visitors to the country in a private capacity. Although the agenda for her discussions with President Fernandez was not given to the press, it is believed that the issue of relations with Haiti and the agenda of the Americas Summit will certainly be touched upon. US President Barack Obama will be attending the summit. Yesterday, officials from the US embassy in Santo Domingo and security personnel were seen visiting the Presidential Palace. The Presidential Press Office did not release any additional information on the visit, beyond mentioning issues such as political stability and the fight against drug trafficking. The press office did say that the President would be hosting a state dinner for Mrs. Clinton. On Friday morning the Secretary of State will fly to Trinidad and Tobago for the V Summit of the Americas. This visit comes on the heels of the international story that reported US Vice President Joe Biden meeting with all the Central American presidents in San Jose, Costa Rica, but President Fernandez was not invited despite the Dominican Republic's membership of the CAFTA free trade agreement.

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