Bill and Hillary Clinton visited Punta Cana for a short vacation over the weekend The Clintons have been frequent travelers to Punta Cana since making it their first vacation destination abroad following the end of the Clinton presidency. President Leonel Fernandez and First Lady Margarita Cedeno traveled to the East Coast resort town yesterday to have lunch with the former US President and New York senator at the home of tourism magnate Frank Rainieri of the Punta Cana Group. Others present at the luncheon were Rainieri’s wife Heyde; his daughter Francesca Rainieri and her husband Marcos Parada; his son Frank Elias Rainieri; and Rolando Gonzalez, the president of the Punta Cana energy supply company.
The Presidential Office reported that the former US statesman had invited President Fernandez to participate in the forum on energy and the electricity industry that is to take place in New York City. As reported in a release from the Presidential Palace, Clinton reaffirmed his commitment to promote investments from Arabian countries to the Dominican Republic, primarily in the field of energy.