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ENDNOTES
1
Chapter 18, “Antonio Imbert Barrera Rescued: Italian Families
Serving the Nation,” by Antonio J. Guerra Sánchez, and Chapter
17, “Amadeo Barletta,” by Bernardo Vega.
2
Chapter 11, “Juan Bautista Cambiaso (1820-1886), Founder of
the Dominican Navy and First Admiral of the Republic,” by Juan
Daniel Balácer.
3
Chapter 41, “Italian Journalists,” by Antonio Lluberes, S.J.
4
Chapter 38, “Science and Environmental Protection for Agri-
cultural Development: Dr. Raffaele Ciferri’s Contributions in the
Dominican Republic,” by Raymundo González.
5
Chapter 8, “Italian Clergy and the Catholic Church: Biograph-
ical Summaries,” by José Luis Sáez, S.J.; Chapter 9, “Ricardo Pit-
tini: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1935-1961)”
by Michael R. Hall.
6
Chapter 14, “Contemporary Italian-Dominican Relations,” by
Michael Kryzanek in this book.
7
Official statement by Minister Álvarez entitled “Foreign Min-
ister Roberto Álvarez reaffirms D.R.’s commitment to relaunch-
ing relations with Italy.”
8
The Cultural Advisory Committee members include Dr. Sole-
dad Álvarez - author; Polibio Díaz - ambassador, former head of
the Department of Cultural Affairs and Specialized Diplomacy
Directorate of Mirex; Arch. Manuel Salvador Gautier Castillón
- writer; Lic. Luis Martin Gomez Perera - director of the Com-
munications Department of the Central Bank; Licda. Ángela
Hernández - writer and photographer; Lic. José Rafael Lantigua
- former Minister of Culture - journalist for Diario Libre; Lidia
León - artist - Lileon Foundation; Prof. Danilo Manera – profes-
sor at the University of Milan; Lic. José Mármol - Executive Vice
President of Public Relations and Communications of Banco
Popular; Frank Moya Pons - author and historian; Rosia Maria
Nadal – ambassador, head of the Department of Cultural Affairs
and Specialized Diplomacy Directorate of Mirex; Dr. Bernardo
Vega – former Governor of the Dominican Central Bank and for-
mer Dominican Ambassador to Washington D.C.; Marcio Veloz
Maggiolo – author and former Ambassador to Rome.
9
The Economic Advisory Committee members include José
Francisco Arata - Executive Chairman New Stratus Energy;
Miguel Barletta – President of Grupo Ambar Ltd.; Giuseppe
Bonarelli Schiffino - Executive President of El Catador; Jose Luis
“Pepin” Corripio - President of the Corripio Group; Celso Mar-
ranzini - President of Multiquimica SA; Arturo Pellerano Manuel
- Vice President of Diario Libre; Frank Rainieri Marranzini - Ex-
traordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary of the Sovereign
Order of Malta and founder of the Punta Cana Group; Héctor
José Rizek - CEO Rizek Cacao; Samir Rizek - President Rizek
Cacao; Guillermo Rodriguez Vicini - lawyer; Maria Amelia León
- General Director of the Leon Cultural Center; Luis Emilio Ve-
lutini - President BlueMall; Felipe Vicini - Executive President of
Grupo INICIA.
10
As Jan Melissen wrote in
The New Public Diplomacy: Soft Pow-
er in International Relations
(London: Palgrave Macmillan U.K.,