NewsWhore
05-20-2009, 03:30 PM
Canadian Ambassador Patricia Portier was in Punta Cana on Thursday, 14 May for the official opening of the new Canadian Embassy office that will be offering consular services to Canadian residents on the east coast. Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia was present at the inaugural. At the event, Javier Garcia congratulated the embassy on the initiative and spoke in appreciation of the hundreds of thousands of Canadian tourists who have visited and continue to visit the DR. Canada is currently the leading single-country source of tourists to the DR.
Canadian Ambassador Portier highlighted the fact that Canadian-Dominican diplomatic relations date back to 1954. She said that in 2008, 700,000 Canadian tourists visited the DR, about 450,000 of whom entered through Punta Cana.
The office will be offering non-immigration consular services. Tourist and resident visas will continue to be served by the Santo Domingo consular office.
The new office is located at the Amstar Business Center, office No. 404, on the Veron - Bavaro Highway, Km. 2, La Altagracia. Tels. 809 455-1730 and 809 455-1734. The office will be open Monday through Thursday from 9 to 12m and from 1 to 4pm and on Friday from 9 to noon.
The Canadian Embassy website is www.dominicanrepublic.gc.ca (http://www.dominicanrepublic.gc.ca)
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Canadian Ambassador Portier highlighted the fact that Canadian-Dominican diplomatic relations date back to 1954. She said that in 2008, 700,000 Canadian tourists visited the DR, about 450,000 of whom entered through Punta Cana.
The office will be offering non-immigration consular services. Tourist and resident visas will continue to be served by the Santo Domingo consular office.
The new office is located at the Amstar Business Center, office No. 404, on the Veron - Bavaro Highway, Km. 2, La Altagracia. Tels. 809 455-1730 and 809 455-1734. The office will be open Monday through Thursday from 9 to 12m and from 1 to 4pm and on Friday from 9 to noon.
The Canadian Embassy website is www.dominicanrepublic.gc.ca (http://www.dominicanrepublic.gc.ca)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)