President Leonel Fernandez shuffled his cabinet on Friday, 27 of February, a national holiday. Only hours earlier he had given his state of the nation address from the National Congress building. Most new appointments are contained in Decree 70-98. The appointments are: APPOINTEE NEW POSITION FORMERLY AT Temístocles Montás Technical Secretary of the Presidency General administrator of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad Eduardo Selman Director of the Dominican Corporation of State Enteprises (CORDE) Technical Secretary of the Presidency José Ramón Fadul Liaison Executive Branch with the Legislative Branch Director of the Dominican Corporation of State Enteprises (CORDE) Radhamés Segura General administrator of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad President of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) Francisco Javier García President of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) General administrator of the National Lottery Taina Gautreaux General administrator of the National Lottery General administrator of Savica, the public employees social services department Diandino Peña Minister of Public Works Administrative Secretary of the Presidency Simón Lizardo Administrative Secretary of the Presidency Controller of the Republic Adriano Miguel Tejada Press Secretary Rafael Serulle Director of the Office that Supervises Government Works Paino Abreu Collado Director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD) General adminsitrator of the Banco Agrícola (state agriculture bank) Juan Delancer Director of the state television channel (RTVD) Assistant to the President Guaroa Guzmán Director of SAVICA Virgilio Alcántara Ambassador/consul to Korea Press Secretary Victor Manuel Peña Deputy Minsiter of Finances Rubén Peña National Treasurer Deputy Minister of Finances Germán Guadalupe Peña Director of the Ground Transport Office (OTTT) Ignacio Ditrén Director of the Metropolitan Bus Services Office (OMSA) Director of the Ground Transport Office (OTTT) Carlos Segura General administrator of the Banco Agrícola Camilo Suero Director of the Department for Promotion and Development of Frontier Communities Augusto Vargas Deputy Minister of Finance Juan Isidro Carvajal Deputy Minister Interior and Police Jorge Zayas Deputy Minister Interior and Police Mario Alvarez Deputy Minister of Sports Miguel Solis Castillo Deputy Minister of Sports
