President Hipólito Mejía appointed Luis Eludis Pérez as the new Dominican consul in New York. Other consuls are José de León (Boston, Massachusetts), Luis R. Victoria (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and César Augusto Mateo (Jacksonville, Florida). Manuel Durán (Miami, Florida), Fermín Díaz Monegro (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Manuel Rodríguez (Ponce, Puerto Rico).
