what you need to know
- The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, traveled to New York City on Friday to participate in the National Dominican Parade that will take place this Sunday, August 13.
- The president arrived in New York City through the John F. Kennedy International Airport and was received by the Dominican consul, Eligio Jáquez, the Dominican ambassador to the United States, Sonia Guzmán, and Congressman Adriano Espaillat.
- The head of state is the first president of the country to participate in this activity, the most important carried out by the diaspora.
NEW YORK — The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, traveled to New York City on Friday to participate in the Dominican National Parade that will take place this Sunday, August 13.
The president arrived in New York City through the John F. Kennedy International Airport and was received by the Dominican consul, Eligio Jáquez, the Dominican ambassador to the United States, Sonia Guzmán, and Congressman Adriano Espaillat.
In the evening there will be a gala dinner at the Greentree Country Club.
For Saturday, President Abinader will participate in a breakfast with the Sections and Consuls and then will lead the signing of the agreement for the promulgation of the Driver’s License Law, an activity coordinated by the governor of the state of New York, Kathy Hochul. In this, residents of some countries, such as the Dominican Republic, may have the option of homologating their country’s driver’s license in New York thanks to the bill that has already been approved by the Assembly and the state Senate.
Also, the president will lead the act of handing over the keys for homes to Dominicans residing in the United States, which will take place at the Dominican consulate. Later, the president will go to Inwood Hill Park for a meeting and photograph with the children of the oldest baseball league in Manhattan.
Then, he will receive recognition from active and retired police officers in the Columbia University Alumni Hall. Similarly, she will hold a meeting with Northeastern elected officials in Bakersfield.
He will conclude his agenda on Saturday with the award ceremony for INDEX, in the Student Hall of Columbia University.
What will be the participation of the president in the parade
The head of state will hold a meeting with the community coordinated by congressman Adriano Espaillat before the parade on Sunday, becoming the first president of the country to participate in this activity, the most important carried out by the diaspora.
