February 5, 2020 Joint Statement On February 5, 2020, representatives of private sector organizations and government officials from Haiti and the Dominican Republic met at the CODEVI industrial park along the border to further discussions on developing a more secure and prosperous border for both nations. This was the third such meeting convened by the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 5 February, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Exclude All, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Press Releases, Trade, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Cross border development, Security
Action targets network of nightclubs and front persons used for money laundering and human trafficking WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified Dominican national Cesar Emilio Peralta and the Peralta Drug Trafficking Organization (Peralta DTO) as significant foreign narcotics traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 20 August, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: Citizen Security, Security
Santo Domingo, D.N. – United States Ambassador Robin S. Bernstein visited the northwest of the Dominican Republic for the first time. Her visit included the Dajabon, Montecristi and Santiago de los Caballeros provinces and sought to follow up on the projects being carried out by the United States Government in the area. The Ambassador began ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 5 August, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Education, Exclude All, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Government Offices, News | Tags: Border provinces, Cross border development, Security, USAID, USDA
By Graham Swaney, Public Diplomacy Intern For the month of July the U.S. 20th Special Forces Group is participating in Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) with the Dominican Republic’s Unidad de Comando Especial Contraterrorismo (Special Counterterrorism Command Unit). The forces are training in a variety of skills designed to help improve Dominican operational planning and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 25 July, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Security
As Ambassador Robin Bernstein has said publicly, “The safety and security of U.S. citizens that live in, work in, and visit the Dominican Republic remains our highest priority. These incidents are tragic and we offer our deepest condolences to those personally impacted.” The U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo is actively working with the Government of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 11 June, 2019 | Topics: Exclude All, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Public Affairs | Tags: Security, U.S. Citizens
As Ambassador Robin S. Bernstein stated, “The premier function of our Embassy is to take care of the safety and security of all Americans who live here, visit here, and work here.” The U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens who visit or reside in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 6 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Public Affairs | Tags: Security, U.S. Citizens
Santo Domingo –Today, the Dominican Ministry of Defense received a donation of 15 Jeep J-8 Troop Mobility Vehicles from the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo. The handover ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Ruben Dario Paulino Sem, the Chief of the Dominican Navy Vice Admiral Miguel Enrique Peña Acosta, the Commander ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 28 March, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Donations, Security
