The United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic says that as of 20 January 2021, Robert W Thomas, who served as deputy chief of mission since 16 July 2020, is the Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy after the departure of former ambassador Robin Bernstein.
The embassy says that Thomas will remain in charge of the diplomatic mission until the US government’s appointment of a new ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
“The US has a long-standing relationship with the Dominican Republic and during this transition, we will continue to build upon our long-lasting partnership as Dominican Republic’s number one partner, working together on democratic governance, transparent investment, and sustainable economic growth,” said Charge d’Affaires Robert Thomas, as reported in the US Embassy press release. “Having spent already six months in the Dominican Republic, I have seen first-hand the strong foundation our two nations share. Our team at US Embassy Santo Domingo will continue to grow this partnership.”
Thomas is a career diplomat who has served assignments in Mexico, Côte d’Ivoire, Canada (twice), and Mauritania. In the US he has held several assignments at the US Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs and Executive Secretariat. He was also deployed as part of the Department’s crisis response team in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.
He completed his bachelor’s degrees in comparative religion and political science at Emory & Henry College, a liberal-arts university in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia. He speaks French and Spanish. He is accompanied at post by his husband, Juan Garcia.
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US Embassy
27 January 2021