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Julia Sánchez and Rubén Silié / N Digital

Julia Sánchez is the new United Nations Resident Coordinator for the Dominican Republic. She formally presented her credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, 23 October 2024. She is appointed as the Dominican Republic celebrates 50 years working with the United Nations Development Program.

Sánchez, a Peruvian national, was received by Deputy Minister of Multilateral Foreign Policy Rubén Silié on behalf of Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez.

“The United Nations system has been an active and very supportive companion for us,” Silié remarked. “I always say that the development and institutional modernization of the Dominican Republic owes much to the support we have received from the UN through its agencies, funds, and programs.”

For her part, Sánchez expressed her enthusiasm for taking on the role of...