President Leonel Fernandez’s Press Office reports that former US President Clinton has agreed to join the DR-CAFTA lobby that seeks support to convince US legislators to pass the bill. President Fernandez met with former President Bill Clinton and New York Senator Hillary Clinton at their home in Chappaqua, New York yesterday. He visited Clinton together with the Dominican ambassador in Washington, Flavio Dario Espinal, architect Eduardo Selman who was appointed liaison between the government and the Dominican community abroad, and businessman Rolando Gonzalez, president of EGE-Haina.
As part of his US FTA lobby tour, President Fernandez was scheduled to meet with the New York Times and Wall Street Journal editorial writers in New York City, as reported in El Caribe. He is also scheduled to speak at a luncheon organized in New York by the US Chamber of Commerce, the American Chamber of Commerce and the Dominican American Business Network and Dominican American National Roundtable at City College. Fernandez traveled to New York on Monday seeking support from leading figures in New York, and is scheduled to travel to Washington today. President Fernandez is scheduled to return to Santo Domingo on 13 May.