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12-05-2006, 05:20 PM
A letter from the US Embassy's press attache William J. Millman published in Hoy seeks to clarify US Ambassador Hans Hertell's statements about the nationality of Haitians born in the country. The letter says that Hertell understands Dominican laws on the status of foreigners born in the DR and that the US government recognizes the country's sovereignty, but adds that foreigners born in the country should receive an official certificate recognizing their births here. In the statement, Millman clarifies Hertell's point and challenges writer Mario Alvarez Dugan, who wrote what he calls "an incorrect" op-ed piece on the subject in the newspaper titled "and what does the Empire want?" Hertell, speaking at a luncheon held by El Caribe newspaper, defended himself and said that at no time was he referring to Haitian nationality. He says that he was simply alluding to the problems the US embassy has had in trying to verify births of foreigners in the Dominican Republic, which is a problem other embassies have also experienced.
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