The Listín Diario newspaper reports that the President of the United States Bill Clinton promised Sammy Sosa that he would visit the DR in the future. President Clinton reportedly conditioned his visit to a time when Sosa would be on vacation and could be present in the Dominican Republic. Sosa commented favorably on the special treatment he received during his visit to the White House. He said that Mr. and Mrs. Clinton personally gave him the tour of the White House. Sosa visited with his wife Sonia and personal assistant Domingo Dauhajre. Sammy Sosa and his wife Sonia sang Christmas songs with US President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the White House as they participated in the ceremony to turn on the Christmas tree lights.