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Julia Vicioso / Revista Mercado

Thousands regard architect Julia Vicioso as the quintessential Dominican diplomat. Always with a smile, a connection and a solution, the Dominican Republic’s long-time diplomat in Italy tells about her life among architecture history and diplomacy, when sharing insights with Revista Mercado and Revista Hola readers.

She is currently Minister Counsellor at the FAO Mission in Rome and has served in the same position at the Dominican Embassy to the Holy See.

Her fruitful career of 25 years is leaving a legacy for future generations. Her legacy includes the chapel dedicated to the Virgen de la Altagracia in an important Roman basilica since 2006, the project for the installation of the image of La Altagracia in the façade of a palace in the center of Rome, and important research on the Italian origin of the Altagracia image that is in Higuey in...