President Leonel Fernández accredited the new ambassador for the European Union in the D.R., Roger Lendeers, and the Ambassador of Sweden, Hans Linton, in a ceremony at the National Palace. Mr. Lendeers, born in Belgium in 1938, is a graduate of industrial engineering and agronomy. He has held positions in Surinam, Guinea, and Namibia. Mr. Linton, has held diplomatic office in Geneva, Lima, Stockholm, Buenos Aires, Peru, and Bolivia.
