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Washington Diplomat
PO Box 1345
Wheaton, MD 20915
Tel: 301.933.3552
Fax: 301.949.0065
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Dominican Republic
His Excellency Roberto B. Saladin
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Roberto B. Saladin became ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States on May 20, 2009 having previously served as ambassador in Washington from 1999 to 2002.
Most recently, he served as alternate executive director representing the Dominican Republic and Mexico on the Board of Directors at the Inter-American Development Bank (2004-09), chief executive officer of Banco de Reservas, the largest commercial bank in the Dominican Republic (1996-99), and governor of the Central Bank and president of the Monetary Board (1987-89). A presidential candidate in 1990 with the support of the Christian Popular Party, Ambassador Saladin was also the Costa Rican secretary of state of finance (1986-87).
In addition, he was one of the founders of the Dominican Export Promotion Center (CEDOPEX), an autonomous institution of the Dominican government, serving as its executive director in the early 1980s. Aside from his administration of financial institutions,
Ambassador Saladin’s public sector experience includes postings as commercial attaché of the Dominican Embassy in Germany (where he was also chargé d’affaires), administrative secretary of the Dominican Republic’s Permanent Delegation for UNESCO, and representative at various international forums. He has also been a frequent guest speaker on television programs and a journal columnist, in addition to publishing two books on Banco de Reservas.
A law graduate from the Universidad de Santo Domingo, Ambassador Saladin has been involved in academic programs in Germany, France, the United States and Japan.
He speaks Spanish, English, French and German. |
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Embassy
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Dominican Republic
1715 22nd St., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 332-6280
Fax: (202) 265-8057
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