Who’s coming for the presidential inaugural? US sends energy chief; China sends its big data head

[Dolores]

Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas and President Luis Abinader / Presidency

The Dominican Republic seeks to advance on its national and regional agenda with networking with the heads of government and state and special envoys coming for the inaugural of the second term of President Luis Abinader.

Among the early arrivals, Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas of Curacao, who heads the delegation of Netherlands at the inaugural, held a bilateral meeting with President Abinader, the Presidency reported. He came early as did President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname, who was the first to arrive on Tuesday, 13 August 2024. The Vice President of Salvador Felix Ulloa, the Prime Minister John Briceño of Belize arrived on Wednesday for the inaugural.

The US is sending Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the US Department of Energy as head of the inaugural delegation. Other members...

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[CristoRey]

Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the US Department of Energy?
Both laughable and disrespectful at the same time.

 

[NanSanPedro]

Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the US Department of Energy?
Both laughable and disrespectful at the same time.

and here I was so hoping they would send Adm Rachel Levine.

 

[Father Guido]

Grannyhomely, Curacao, and Suriname; talk about the Z team

 

[Fulano2]

My wife told me the Spanish Rey is to arrive, or did already? I didn’t check.

 

[Big]

The prime minister of Curacao lol, that's like the head of my home owners association

 

[Sol09]

My wife told me the Spanish Rey is to arrive, or did already? I didn’t check.

He arrived today

 

[Sol09]

There are also a number of athletes and celebrities who were invited.

 

[Big]

There are also a number of athletes and celebrities who were invited.

The U.S should send a ranking official. Not a Rapper or a tattoo coverd ball player

 

[Big]

Unless it's Zach Wheeler

 

[Sol09]

The U.S should send a ranking official. Not a Rapper or a tattoo coverd ball player

Maybe I missed it but who are the rapper and tattoo covered ballplayer that were invited? I saw Marc Anthony, Vin diesel, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez as some of the invitees and I don't think they meet the criteria you stated.

Political figures aside, I don't think the US has a say in who gets to go since it's invitation based.

 

[Big]

Maybe I missed it but who are the rapper and tattoo covered ballplayer that were invited? I saw Marc Anthony, Vin diesel, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez as some of the invitees and I don't think they meet the criteria you stated.

Political figures aside, I don't think the US has a say in who gets to go since it's invitation based.

Yes you missed it, not surprising. For such a dignified event for a popular President I would have liked to see a secretary of state or a designated person with an appropriate title.

 

[Sol09]

Yes you missed it, not surprising. For such a dignified event for a popular President I would have liked to see a secretary of state or a designated person with an appropriate title.

Can you please state the rapper and tattoo covered baseball player that the US sent?

 

[johne]

Currently the U.S. is not quite sure who to send to their own Presidential election convention, so what do they know about political matters in the DR?

 

[La Profe_1]

Let's keep posts focused on the DR inauguration, please.