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UPDATED: 22 Jul 2010 GMT
  • President Barack Obama and President Leonel Fernandez in the White House President Obama Meets with President Fernández

    President Obama and President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic speak to the media after meeting in the Oval Office.

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  • Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary Clinton on Bombings in Kampala, Uganda

    At this tragic moment, the United States stands with Uganda. We have a long-standing, close friendship with the people and government of Uganda and will work with them to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice.

  • President Obama speaks about Immigration Reform Remarks by President on Immigration Reform

    Obama: "...we’ve always defined ourselves as a nation of immigrants -- a nation that welcomes those willing to embrace America’s precepts. Indeed, it is this constant flow of immigrants that helped to make America what it is."

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2010 Trafficking in Persons Report Released
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the release of the 2010 Trafficking in Persons report on June 14. The Dominican Republic moved from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 3 status.

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Beyond the Horizon Exercises start in the Dominican Republic
Soldiers from US Southern Command participate in "Beyond the Horizon", a humanitarian and training exercise in the Dominican Republic.

Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., Christopher Lambert; a dominican soldier; Dominican Navy Chief, Rear Admiral Homero Lajara Solá; and Dominican Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Pedro Peña Antonio

U.S. Southern Command donates equipment to Dominican Navy
The U.S. Southern Command donated April 7 a speed boat and tactical equipment, including night vision goggles and floating bulletproof vests. This donation, the latest of a series of donations that began in 2008, is valued at over five million dollars, and includes eight speed boats and other tactical equipment, training and construction projects.

Ambassador Designate to the Dominican Republic, Raul Yzaguirre

Ambassador-designate Yzaguirre Hearing Held
Raul H Yzaguirre, U.S. Ambassador-designate to the Dominican Republic, had a confirmation hearing before the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee on March 11. Read Mr. Yzaguirre’s statement.