President Luis Abinader called the upcoming 10th Summit of the Americas 2025, the most important event the Dominican Republic has hosted, when speaking on foreign policy during the 23 September 2024 press conference held in New York City. President Abinader is in New York to participate in events related to the annual UN General Assembly.
Heads of state from the Americas are invited to attend the event launched by the US government to foster regional relationships, trade and democracy in the region. The First Summit of the Americas was held in Miami, Florida from 9 to 11 December in 1994.
The 10th Summit of the Americas would mark the first time a US President visits on an official visit to the Dominican Republic since when John F. Kennedy came in 1962 for a regional cooperation and security meeting.
The past summits were held:
1st. Miami, Florida 1994
2nd. Santiago in Chile 1998
3rd. Quebec City, Canada 2001
4th. Mar de Plata, Argentina 2005
5th. Port of Spain, Trinidad 2009
6th. Cartagena, Colombia 2012
7th. Panama City, Panama 2015
8th. Lima, Peru 2018
9th. Los Angeles, USA. 2022
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