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05-23-2011, 02:00 PM
Addressing an audience convened by the Dominican-American Round Table at the Hispanic Society of America on 22 May, President Leonel Fernandez spoke of the relationship between elected Dominican-American officials and the Dominican Republic. He attended the event as part of a visit to New York City this past weekend.
He provided a glimpse of what the future holds for Dominicans in the US and the DR and highlighted the role of DANR in the socio-economic and political empowerment of Dominicans in the US, including Puerto Rico.
"In doing the math, of the 2 million Dominicans currently living in the United States, DANR could bring at least 100,000 to Washington DC," said Fernandez, speaking of plans to organize a mass gathering of DANR and its National Dominican-American Council (NDAC) in summer 2012 to celebrate their presence and contributions to the US and the DR.
President Fernandez gave an account of Dominican Republic's progress over the past five decades in demographics, trade and partnership with the United States.
After his lecture, President Fernandez met with elected officials present including U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel, NYS Senator Adriano Espaillat, NYS Senator Jose Peralta, NYS Senator Gustavo Rivera, NJ Freeholder Tilo Rivas, NYC Councilwoman Julisa Ferreras, NJ Councilman Julio Tavarez, NJ Councilman Rey Martinez, NY Yonkers Councilman Wilson A. Terrero, NJ Commissioner Fiordaliza Frias and NJ Commissioner Ruben Vargas among others.
For more details, see http://danr.org/
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He provided a glimpse of what the future holds for Dominicans in the US and the DR and highlighted the role of DANR in the socio-economic and political empowerment of Dominicans in the US, including Puerto Rico.
"In doing the math, of the 2 million Dominicans currently living in the United States, DANR could bring at least 100,000 to Washington DC," said Fernandez, speaking of plans to organize a mass gathering of DANR and its National Dominican-American Council (NDAC) in summer 2012 to celebrate their presence and contributions to the US and the DR.
President Fernandez gave an account of Dominican Republic's progress over the past five decades in demographics, trade and partnership with the United States.
After his lecture, President Fernandez met with elected officials present including U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel, NYS Senator Adriano Espaillat, NYS Senator Jose Peralta, NYS Senator Gustavo Rivera, NJ Freeholder Tilo Rivas, NYC Councilwoman Julisa Ferreras, NJ Councilman Julio Tavarez, NJ Councilman Rey Martinez, NY Yonkers Councilman Wilson A. Terrero, NJ Commissioner Fiordaliza Frias and NJ Commissioner Ruben Vargas among others.
For more details, see http://danr.org/
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)