Dominican Week 2013 in the United States starts today, Monday 13 May with the raising of the Dominican flag at the residence of the Dominican ambassador in Washington, D.C., Anibal de Castro and the formal presentation at the World Bank of “Doing Business”o a report that stresses today’s Dominican Republic. The event, organized by the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) seeks to strengthen the ties between the Dominican Republic and the United States. The program of activities goes from 13 May until 17 May and includes activities with US government officials, local businesspeople and representatives of the Dominican Diaspora both in Washington as well as New York City.