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01-05-2007, 02:30 PM
Eight new ambassadors presented their credentials in December. These are: Patricia Fortier (Canada), Ian Alan Worthington (United Kingdom), Herman Portocarero (Belgium), Luis Emilio Sierra Grajales (Colombia), George B. Reyes (Philippines), Olexandr Gnyedykh (Ukraine), and Olufolajimi Modupe Akintola (Nigeria) and Maria Eugenia Nunez Madriz (Costa Rica).
The new United Kingdom ambassador, Ian Alan Worthington was born on 9 August 1958 and previously worked as head of the payment and cashier section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Finance Department. He has also served as Third Scientific Secretary at the UK Embassy in Moscow and Administrative Officer in Lusaka (Zambia), as well as Press Officer at the FCO's Public Information Department. He served as Second Commercial Secretary of the Embassy in Seoul and Deputy Chief of Mission in Vilnius (Lithuania), among other functions. He speaks German, French, Russian and a little Spanish. This is his first ambassadorial appointment.
This is also the first ambassadorial appointment for Canada's Patricia Fortier, after 23 years of government service. She was born on 26 January 1955. She studied at Queen's University where she received a MPA in 1979. She is a Weatherhead Fellow of Harvard University.The Weatherhead Center is the largest international research center within Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Prior to the post, Fortier worked as Minister-Counselor (Political) at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC; was senior advisor to an OAS high-level mission to Peru, and director of the Regional Security & Peacekeeping Division. She has a particular interest in environmental affairs, having worked as deputy executive director for the Earth Council in San Jose, Costa Rica. The Earth Council is an international non-governmental organization that promotes the implementation of the Earth Summit agreements. Before that she worked with the Canadian government Economic Relations with Developing Countries Division, the United Nations Division, and the Canadian International Development Agency. Abroad, she has also held diplomatic posts in India, Kenya and Zambia.
Herman Portocarero is a career diplomat and author, who was Belgian ambassador in Jamaica prior to his posting in the DR.
Luis Emilio Sierra Grajales (Colombia) is a lawyer and former Colombian senator (2002-2006).
George B. Reyes of the Philippines is a former ambassador to Cuba and Argentina.
Prior to his Dominican appointment, Olexandr Gnyedykh was the Ukrainian ambassador to Cuba.
Olufolajimi Modupe Akintola was Nigerian High Commission Chief in Jamaica, prior to his appointment as ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
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The new United Kingdom ambassador, Ian Alan Worthington was born on 9 August 1958 and previously worked as head of the payment and cashier section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Finance Department. He has also served as Third Scientific Secretary at the UK Embassy in Moscow and Administrative Officer in Lusaka (Zambia), as well as Press Officer at the FCO's Public Information Department. He served as Second Commercial Secretary of the Embassy in Seoul and Deputy Chief of Mission in Vilnius (Lithuania), among other functions. He speaks German, French, Russian and a little Spanish. This is his first ambassadorial appointment.
This is also the first ambassadorial appointment for Canada's Patricia Fortier, after 23 years of government service. She was born on 26 January 1955. She studied at Queen's University where she received a MPA in 1979. She is a Weatherhead Fellow of Harvard University.The Weatherhead Center is the largest international research center within Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Prior to the post, Fortier worked as Minister-Counselor (Political) at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC; was senior advisor to an OAS high-level mission to Peru, and director of the Regional Security & Peacekeeping Division. She has a particular interest in environmental affairs, having worked as deputy executive director for the Earth Council in San Jose, Costa Rica. The Earth Council is an international non-governmental organization that promotes the implementation of the Earth Summit agreements. Before that she worked with the Canadian government Economic Relations with Developing Countries Division, the United Nations Division, and the Canadian International Development Agency. Abroad, she has also held diplomatic posts in India, Kenya and Zambia.
Herman Portocarero is a career diplomat and author, who was Belgian ambassador in Jamaica prior to his posting in the DR.
Luis Emilio Sierra Grajales (Colombia) is a lawyer and former Colombian senator (2002-2006).
George B. Reyes of the Philippines is a former ambassador to Cuba and Argentina.
Prior to his Dominican appointment, Olexandr Gnyedykh was the Ukrainian ambassador to Cuba.
Olufolajimi Modupe Akintola was Nigerian High Commission Chief in Jamaica, prior to his appointment as ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)