President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Dominican Republic to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Luis Abinader

[SKY]

President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Dominican Republic to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Luis Abinader | The White House

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Luis Abinader on

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[NanSanPedro]

So many jokes in that one news blurb.

 

[CristoRey]

I wonder if he could identify the Dominican Republic on map.

 

[fuchs4d]

President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Dominican Republic to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Luis Abinader

"His" is a possessive pronoun.
Means President Biden owns President Abinadar.

Alexander

 

[bob saunders]

President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Dominican Republic to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Luis Abinader

"His" is a possessive pronoun.
Means President Biden owns President Abinadar.

Alexander

not in this case, His Excellency is a way of talking about the subject in the third person. It is similar to a waiter saying to you, " would Sir like to see the wine list" Very formal English.

 

[Joseph NY2STI]

I've never heard Luis referred to as "His Excellency". Is that an official title, or an honorific that they pull out for special occasions?

 

[Lucifer]

Those of us "in the know" remember VP Biden visiting the D.R. in 2014.
Those of us who really know... know that VP Hubert Humphrey visited the D.R. in '66.

NY Governor, Nelson Rockefeller, visited in 1969, 4 years after the invasion and, thus, the chant (and accompanying graffiti), "Fuera yanquis de Quisqueya," was still resonating all over the land. With such recent history, Rockefeller was not received with open arms by the populace.
The U.S. Embassy went on red alert, and urged American citizens to stay home.

BONUS tidbit: VP Bush in '81.
Ho Chi Minh visited the D.R. while working as a merchant mariner.

There you have it.

 

[SKY]

Bill Clinton has visited many times and still does unofficially........

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

Those of us "in the know"

🤣🤣🤣

 

[Lucifer]

🤣🤣🤣

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

Bill Clinton has visited many times and still does unofficially........

 

[Fulano2]

Those of us "in the know" remember VP Biden visiting the D.R. in 2014.
Those of us who really know... know that VP Hubert Humphrey visited the D.R. in '66.

NY Governor, Nelson Rockefeller, visited in 1969, 4 years after the invasion and, thus, the chant (and accompanying graffiti), "Fuera yanquis de Quisqueya," was still resonating all over the land. With such recent history, Rockefeller was not received with open arms by the populace.
The U.S. Embassy went on red alert, and urged American citizens to stay home.

BONUS tidbit: VP Bush in '81.
Ho Chi Minh visited the D.R. while working as a merchant mariner.

There you have it.

Your memory is impressive Sir.

 

[Lucifer]

Your memory is impressive Sir.

Thank you, Sir.
But I ONLY remember trivial stuff, and nothing worth remembering.

 

[Lucifer]

I wonder if he could identify the Dominican Republic on map.

I bet he knows the D.R. "is surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water" on the north, east, and south.

 

[CristoRey]

I bet he knows the D.R. "is surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water" on the north, east, and south.

I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[Gadfly]

His excellency ?