2001News

Nani Martinez takes over Franklin's job

Ana (Nani) Martinez, formerly press director of the Ministry of Foreign Relations and ambassador in charge of public relations (1996-2000), is the new Information Specialist at USIA. Ana E. Martínez (Nani) is a journalist of well-known experience in the Dominican and foreign news media. A specialist in Latin American studies and communications, a graduate of Hunter College in New York, she has worked for the Hoy, El Siglo, Listin Diario, and El Nuevo Diario newspapers. A press release from the USIA says that from 1984 to 1996 she was the official correspondent in the Dominican Republic for The New York Times, the Miami Herald, Time Magazine, and Business Week.