A record number of heads of state and government is expected for the inauguration of President-elect Leonel Fernandez to take place on 16 August. Felix (Felucho) Jimenez, in charge of organizing the event, said that 12 foreign leaders have confirmed their attendance. These are Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), Boniface Alexander (Haiti), Alvaro Uribe (Colombia), Mireya Moscoso (Panama), Ricardo Maduro (Honduras), Abel Pacheco (Costa Rica), Jorge Batlle (Uruguay), Oscar Berger (Guatemala), Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (Brazil), Said Wilbert Musa (Belize) and Yu Shyi-Kun (Taiwan). Other high-profile representatives of foreign governments are Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz of Spain.