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05-22-2009, 04:20 PM
The new Dominican Ambassador to the US, economist and lawyer Roberto Saladin Selin has presented his credentials to US President Barack Obama. He took part in a ceremony at the White House together with 14 other foreign ambassadors. Saladin replaces lawyer Flavio Dario Espinal as Dominican Ambassador to Washington.
Hoy reports that President Obama said that he looked forward to working with the DR to strengthen bi-lateral relations. As reported, President Obama commented that the DR is the country that has contributed the most baseball players to Major Leagues. Obama also expressed his admiration for Ambassador Saladin's public service record. Saladin is a former Governor of the Central Bank, and administrator of the governmental Banco de Reservas. Ambassador Saladin was accompanied by his wife Bertha Nin and his children Roberto Alejandro, Jorge Horacio, Yovanka, Bertha, Christophe and Pedro.
www.washdiplomat.com/01-07/a6_07_01.html (http://www.washdiplomat.com/01-07/a6_07_01.html)

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