{"id":221519,"date":"2024-08-15T08:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=221519"},"modified":"2024-08-15T09:35:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:35:12","slug":"whos-coming-for-the-inaugural-us-sends-energy-chief-china-sends-its-big-data-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2024\/08\/15\/whos-coming-for-the-inaugural-us-sends-energy-chief-china-sends-its-big-data-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s coming for the presidential inaugural? US sends energy chief; China sends its big data head"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas and President Luis Abinader \/ Presidency<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Dominican Republic seeks to advance on its national and regional agenda with networking with the heads of government and state and special envoys coming for the inaugural of the second term of President Luis Abinader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the early arrivals, Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas of Curacao, who heads the delegation of Netherlands at the inaugural, held a bilateral meeting with President Abinader, the Presidency reported. He came early as did President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname, who was the first to arrive on Tuesday, 13 August 2024. The Vice President of Salvador Felix Ulloa, the Prime Minister John Brice\u00f1o of Belize arrived on Wednesday for the inaugural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US is sending Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the US Department of Energy as head of the inaugural delegation. Other members of the US presidential delegation are:
Patricia Aguilera, Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires, U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo
Tom Perez, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House
Alejandra Y. Castillo, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, US Department of Commerce
Chris Dodd, Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas, U.S. Department of State
Daniel P. Erikson, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere, National Security Council, The White House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the US announced on 2 August its delegation to the inaugural, China followed with an announcement on 13 August 2024. President Xi Ping of China is sending Special Envoy Jin Zhuanglong. Zhuanglong is a long-time Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The MIIT oversees sectors including the Internet, 5G, artificial intelligence, new energy vehicles, big data and other technology industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among others set to arrive on 15 August for the inaugural are:
Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis of The Bahamas
President Bernardo Arevalo of Guatemala
President Jose Mulino Quintero of Panama
Prime Minister Mark Phillips of Guyana
Governor Rodney Williams of Antigua and Barbuda
President Santiago Pe\u00f1a of Paraguay
Governor Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico
President Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay
King Felipe VI of Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Rodriguez and President Luis Abinader \/ Presidency<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Several celebrities are also here for the inaugural, including baseball\u2019s Alex Rodriguez, who met with President Luis Abinader at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, 14 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15 August 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Dominican Republic seeks to advance on its national and regional agenda with networking with the heads of government and state and special envoys coming for the inaugural of the second term of President Luis Abinader. Among the early arrivals, Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas of Curacao, who heads the delegation of Netherlands at the inaugural, … <\/p>\n

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