Clinton arrives

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived at Las Americas International Airport at 6:35pm yesterday. This is Clinton's first visit to the DR in her official capacity as Secretary of State. Clinton then made her way to the Presidential Palace with strict security measures in place and attended a dinner hosted by President Leonel Fernandez and his wife Margarita Cedeno, in the company of 17 other invitees. Presidency Minister Cesar Pina Toribio, Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and other members of Fernandez's cabinet were at the dinner. International celebrities like former Major League ball player Sammy Sosa, Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la Renta were also present. Clinton, who arrived in the DR following on from a visit to Haiti, called for the US and the DR to invest jointly in Haiti and said that the US was interested in installing twin factories working in coordination with each other on both sides of the DR - Haiti border in order to create jobs in both countries. Clinton also encouraged Dominican tourism investors to build hotels in Haiti. Clinton said, "We are good friends and allies of this country and it is a great honor to be here on an official visit, this time as a representative of the US government".

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