President Danilo Medina appointed career diplomat Briunny Garabito Segura as the country’s first ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. Garabito is from San Juan de la Maguana, home town of President Danilo Medina.
In 2013 he was named ambassador in Colombia. In May 2017 he was appointed Dominican ambassador in Canada. The appointment is in Decree 231-18. The Dominican Republic announced diplomatic ties with China on 30 April 2018, after ending diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
20 June 2018
