President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Dominican Republic to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Danilo Medina on August 16, 2012. The Honorable Raul Yzaguirre, United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation: The Honorable Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General, ... Read More»

MIKE HAMMER: Hello, good afternoon and welcome once again to the State Department.  I am glad that so many of you were able to come back.  You were motivated after the last one, so I hope that we will continue having these Spanish language press conferences, which we at the State Department believe are important ... Read More»

Santo Domingo – The Embassy of the United States of America congratulates the people of the Dominican Republic in carrying out orderly and efficient elections on May 20. The Dominican people here and abroad exercised their democratic right to vote and, in doing so, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to democracy. The U.S. Observer Mission joins ... Read More»

Santo Domingo – The Embassy of the United States of America expresses its most sincere condolences to the surviving family members of Dominican human rights activist Sonia Pierre and to all the communities she touched in her lifelong fight against discrimination in the Dominican Republic. In 2010, Ms. Pierre was among recipients of the U.S. ... Read More»

Santo Domingo – The Embassy of the United States of America is pleased to announce the visit of the Attorney General of the United States, Eric H. Holder, Jr., who during his two-day stay in the country met with the President; signed an agreement with the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic, Radhames Jimenez Peña; ... Read More»