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Trieste, Italy; a degree in Comparative Banking Law from the School of Banking Law in Barcelona, Spain;
Certificates of International Studies with
cum laude
honors from the Institute of the Law of Peace and Devel-
opment in Nice, France; and a degree from the Program on Public International Law from the Academy of
International Law, The Hague, Netherlands. He is currently the Presiding Judge of the Constitutional Court
of the Dominican Republic, appointed by the National Council of the Judiciary on December 21, 2011. His
published works include:
Doctrina Jurídica Dominicana: un aporte personal, Opinión Constitucional
,
Ambiente Con-
ceptual por una Legislación de Grupos Financieros Bancarios
,
Por un Samaná Mejor para un País Mejor.
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Emilio Rodríguez Demorizi
Rodríguez Demorizi was born in Sánchez on April 14, 1906. He was an attorney and the president at various
organizations, including: the Dominican Academy of History (where he held this position from 1955 until the
day he died), the Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional, and the Dominican Society of Geography, of which he
was the founder. He held various positions starting in the 1940s, including Minister Plenipotentiary in Colom-
bia and in Italy; the Ambassador to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Spain; three-time Director of the Dominican
National Archives; State Secretary for the Interior; Rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo;
and the State Secretary of Education and Fine Arts. He created the Fundación Rodríguez Demorizi founda-
tion, and he was a member of various Spanish and Latin American institutions. He was awarded multiple priz-
es in many contests, including the National Literature competition, the Miguel de Cervantes competition, and
the Award from the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic for some of his works. Emilio Rodríguez
Demorizi published more than 100 works, including:
Poesía Popular Dominicana
;
Juan Isidro Pérez, el ilustre loco
;
El cantor del Niágara en Santo Domingo; Luperón y Hostos
;
Camino de Hostos
;
Del Romancero Dominicano
;
La impren-
ta y los primeros periódicos de Santo Domingo
;
La tertulia de los Solterones
;
Samaná: pasado y porvenir; La Marina de
Guerra Dominicana
;
Música y Baile en Santo Domingo
;
Dominicanidad de Pedro Henríquez Ureña
;
Seudónimos Domin-
icanos
;
La Constitución de San Cristóbal; Cesión de Santo Domingo a Francia
;
Lengua y Folklore en Santo Domingo
; and
Riqueza mineral y agrícola de Santo Domingo.
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Federico Guillermo Rodríguez Vicini
Rodríguez Vicini is a Dominican-Italian citizen residing in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
He underwent his primary and high school studies from 1952 to 1963 at Colegio De La Salle; attended Saint
Michaels College in Burlington, Vermont, U.S. from 1963 to 1965; and received his doctorate in Law in 1970
from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, which he attended from 1965 to 1970. He speaks Span-
ish, English, French, and Italian. He is a member of multiple business institutions. From 1998-2000 he was
the vice president of the Dominican-Italian Chamber of Commerce, while from 1994-1996 he was a founding
member, active member, and a member of the board of directors. In October 1993, he was a lecturer at the
Milan Chamber of Commerce, and in November 1997, he was a delegate for the Worldwide Convention of
Italian Chambers of Commerce (Assocamerestero) in Bari, Italy. He served as the Dominican-Italian Chamber
of Commerce delegate to the 69
th
Feria Campionaria de Modena; a delegate at the Dominican-Italian Cham-
ber of Commerce convention in Parma, Italy, in 2004; and a host of the Italian Parliamentary delegation that
visited the Dominican Republic presided by the Deputy Secretary of State for Public Service, Senator Learco
Saporito. He has been decorated by the Republic of Italy with the following awards: (1) The Order of Merit
of the Republic of Italy, with the rank of Commander, Rome, Italy, June 2, 1999, granted by the President
of the Italian Republic, His Excellency Carlo Azeglio Ciampi; (2) The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity,
with the rank of Commander, Rome, Italy April 22, 2008, granted by the President of the Italian Republic, His
Excellency Giorgio Napolitano; and (3) The Order of the Star of Italy, with the rank of Grand Officer, Rome,
Italy, May 30, 2019, granted by the current President of the Italian Republic, His Excellency Sergio Mattarella.