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09-26-2007, 02:00 PM
The US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee has initiated hearings on the nomination of Robert Fannin to the post of US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. The hearing proceeded without any controversy or problems for Fannin, and Senator Robert Menendez even had words of praise for the Dominican Republic and President Fernandez. It is expected that the committee will emit a favorable opinion on the nomination and the complete Senate will vote on it in the not-too-distant future. Fannin is a senior partner at the Steptoe and Johnson law firm in Washington. According to Diario Libre, he has experience in financial services, real estate, oil, technology, transportation, insurance and health.

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