Since the beginning of the year, President Luis Abinader has traveled abroad at an average of once per month, Listin Diario reports.
In early January, he traveled to Puerto Rico for the inauguration of new governor Jennifer Gonzalez.
In February, Abinader traveled to Guyana in South America for the second time to attend an energy summit. Guyana has become an interesting part of Dominican foreign policy with proposals for assistance in agriculture, infrastructure, tourism, energy, and industry currently on the table since 2023.
The day after giving the required State of the Nation speech to Congress on 27 February, Abinader flew to Montevideo, Uruguay for the inauguration of President Yamandu Orsi. While he was there he met with Spain’s King Felipe VI and visited Uruguay’s ailing former president Jose (Pepe) Mujica in his residence.
Just days later, in early March, President Abinader was in Washington, D.C., to promote the Dominican Republic as a place for strategic investments.
The presidential visit to Italy in late April was for a less festive occasion, the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican. While there, he was able to speak briefly with US President Donald Trump. Trump, who plays golf, mentioned how he likes playing the Dominican courses. Abinader took the opportunity to invite the US President to attend the Summit of the Americas, organized by the US Secretary of State and the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Relations for this December at Punta Cana (famous for its great golf courses).
The most recent trip of the Dominican chief executive was on 7 May, when President Abinader returned to Washington for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. While the issue of the situation in Haiti was certainly discussed, another pressing item on the agenda is the current problem of US tariffs on Dominican goods in the US market.
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Listin Diario
12 May 2025