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President Abinader arrives in Washington for a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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You will also receive the International Leadership Award from the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI).

Santo Domingo.— El presidente Luis Abinader arrived in Washington D.C. at 2:15 p.m., where he will hold a bilateral meeting with the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Marco Rubio.

The Head of State was received by the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic in Washington, María Isabel Castillo Báez.

The president also plans to receive the Leadership Award from the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, with its acronym in English (CHLI), in his Washington agenda. The award ceremony for President Abinader takes place during a dinner attended by congressmen, senior White House officials, and international leaders.

The Head of State on his trip to the North American nation is accompanied by the Ministers of the Presidency, José Ignacio Paliza and of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez.

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The President is also accompanied by the director of CUSEP and head of his security, Major General Jimmy Arias; as well as his assistants Eilyn Beltran and Noelia Shephard and the Press Director of the President, Daniel García Archibald.

President Abinader will be back in the country on Thursday afternoon.

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