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In this reopening of the embassy, great attention was paid to the conditions of the Italian community—
most importantly to help with consular services and to resolve any problems that this community might
experience. Since my arrival in the Dominican Republic, I have initiated a broad plan to meet with the Italian
community of the country, beginning with those localities
that might present the most problems, followed by visiting
all the communities of Italian citizens in the main localities.
These include Barahona, Bayahibe, Boca Chica, La Roma-
na-Casa de Campo, Las Terrenas, Montecristi, Puerto Plata,
Punta Cana, and Santiago de los Caballeros.
An ambitious plan was immediately set in motion to
unite the different segments of the Italian community in the
Dominican Republic, the newest along with the oldest that
had participated in pivotal ways in the country’s cultural, po-
litical, and economic identities. These different segments did
not often find meeting or bonding points, and yet they were
finally able to come together and begin working to create
new opportunities for themselves, for the Dominican Re-
public, and for Italy. These developments took place within
the framework of the efforts by the MAECI to enhance Ital-
ian communities abroad, as also sanctioned by the Confer-
ence of Italian Consuls in the World organized on October
30-31, 2018 by the Director General for Italians Abroad and
Migration Policies Luigi Maria Vignali.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. PART TWO. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS IN THE PRESENT: 2017-2020
As part of “Italian
Month” and within
the context of the
celebrations for the
120 years of diplomatic
relations between
the two countries,
the exhibition “Italian
Iconic Fashion” of
Fondazione Sartirana
Arte Pavia was
presented at BlueMall
Santo Domingo, where
the central atrium
replicated the Milan
Galleries.
© BlueMall Santo Domingo
“Italian Iconic
Fashion” exhibition by
Fondazione Sartirana
Arte, during “Italian
Month” at BlueMallSD.
© BlueMall Santo Domingo