{"id":2099,"date":"2020-11-30T16:55:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T16:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/es\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2023-05-02T21:08:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:08:10","slug":"nyu-dc-dialogues-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-change-and-transparency-a-conversation-with-dominican-president-luis-abinader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/en\/nyu-dc-dialogues-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-change-and-transparency-a-conversation-with-dominican-president-luis-abinader\/","title":{"rendered":"NYU DC Dialogues: Ushering in a New Era of Change and Transparency: A Conversation with Dominican President Luis Abinader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">Originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/washington-dc\/nyu-washington--dc-events\/ushering-in-a-new-era-of-change-and-transparency--a-conversation.html\">published by NYU<\/a><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Conversation with President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic - Geovanny Vicente-Romero-#NYU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CgMeHgeBBWo?start=60&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<b>John Brademas Center<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>NYU Washington, DC<\/b>\u00a0hosted this DC Dialogues,\u00a0<b>\u201cUshering in a New Era of Change and Transparency: A Conversation with His Excellency Dominican President Luis Rodolfo<\/b>\u00a0<b>Abinader Corona\u201d\u00a0<\/b>on November 30, 2020 at 11 am ET. Serving as interlocutor was\u00a0<b>Geovanny Vicente Romero<\/b>, Writer, Founder, Dominican Republic Center of Public Policy, Leadership and Development (CPDL-RD), and Columnist for CNN. First year Liberal Studies Student\u00a0<b>Evan Davis<\/b>\u00a0provided the introduction.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/IMG_2603.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">F<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">ollowing his first 100 days in office, <b>President Abinader<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0will discuss the transformational reforms underway in the Dominican Republic in the areas of public administration, transparency, Universal Health Care, and the investment climate, with the greater New York University and NYU DC communities<\/span>. In 2019,\u00a0Luis Abinader was elected as a candidate for the presidency in the internal convention of his party, Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), becoming the President of the Dominican Republic in the presidential elections of July 5, 2020, for the period 2020-2024.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">A seasoned businessman turned politician, President Abinader represents a new era of leadership for the Dominican Republic, Caribbean and Latin America. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Join us in traveling to an important part of the world for a wide-ranging talk with President Abinader.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2103\" src=\"https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Luis-Abinader-Presidencia-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Luis-Abinader-Presidencia-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Luis-Abinader-Presidencia-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Luis-Abinader-Presidencia-696x440.jpg 696w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Luis-Abinader-Presidencia-665x420.jpg 665w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/11\/Luis-Abinader-Presidencia.jpg 978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Presidente Luis Abinader &#8211; Presidencia de la Rep\u00fablica<\/p>\n<div class=\"study-abroad content1\">\n<div id=\"main-article\" class=\"main-content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"nyucolumncontrol parbase section\">\n<div class=\"col cc_33-66_c1\">\n<div class=\"nyurichtexteditor parbase section\">\n<div class=\"rte\">\n<div class=\"component\">\n<p><b>Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona<\/b> is currently Executive President of the ABICOR Group, which has developed and operated important tourism projects in the country. This family group directed the business project of what is today the company Cementos Santo Domingo, of which he is Vice President He has been president of the Association of Hotels of Sos\u00faa and Cabarete and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (ASONAHORES), Member of the Board of Directors of the Fundaci\u00f3n Universitaria O&amp;M.<\/p>\n<p>He was born in the city of Santo Domingo on July 12, 1967, married to Raquel Arbaje Soni, and is the father of three daughters, Esther Patricia, Graciela Luc\u00eda and Adriana Margarita. He is the son of businessman and political leader Jos\u00e9 Rafael Abinader Wassaf, and Mrs. Rosa Sula Corona Caba,<\/p>\n<p>He studied high school at Colegio Loyola, obtained a degree in Economics from the Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico de Santo Domingo. He completed postgraduate studies in Project Management at the Arthur D. Little Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also studied Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering at Harvard University and Advanced Management at Darmouth College in New Hampshire. Elected vice president of the Dominican Revolutionary Party at the 2005 National Convention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nyucolumncontrol parbase section\">\n<div class=\"col cc_33-66_c0\">\n<div class=\"nyuImage adaptiveimage image parbase section\">\n<div class=\"component\">\n<div class=\"image-component\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2033\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2033\" src=\"https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-768x1057.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-1116x1536.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-1488x2048.jpg 1488w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-696x958.jpg 696w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-1068x1470.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-305x420.jpg 305w, https:\/\/geovannyvicente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/10\/Light-4-B-1-scaled.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geovanny Vicente Romero, Political Strategist and Columnist for CNN en Espa\u00f1ol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col cc_33-66_c1\">\n<div class=\"nyurichtexteditor parbase section\">\n<div class=\"rte\">\n<div class=\"component\">\n<p><b>Geovanny Vicente Romero<\/b>\u00a0writes an internationally acclaimed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__cnnespanol.cnn.com_author_geovanny-2Dvicente-2Dromero_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=wsP3jYDrxNUlPDoNgfIfmRH8hzbK2PSeMeqyxtxpR6E&amp;m=iN5n1MPdq3iO6uoAZyV5PZfFBWr_ZxX_h_6DJWmpF0I&amp;s=QDfqqFJ1g4g7tqF5GU1_BfkqQyEiuAjfPWJPRodBKq4&amp;e=\">column for CNN<\/a>.\u00a0He is a Washington, D.C.-based political strategist, consultant and lecturer. Geovanny publishes investigative and analytical articles on political communication, democracy, development, human rights, governance, elections, the environment, and the role of women in society.\u00a0He founded the Dominican Republic Center of Public Policy, Development, and Leadership (CPDL-RD).\u00a0Geovanny earned a masters degree in political communications and strategic governance from The George Washington University and is a PhD candidate in political science and public administration at the University of Murcia, Spain.\u00a0 Geovanny is the recipient of the Dominican National Youth Award for professional excellence, the\u00a0nation\u2019s highest honor for people 35 and under. Reach him on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_geovannyvicentr&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=wsP3jYDrxNUlPDoNgfIfmRH8hzbK2PSeMeqyxtxpR6E&amp;m=iN5n1MPdq3iO6uoAZyV5PZfFBWr_ZxX_h_6DJWmpF0I&amp;s=aQUenE5mDZ9xt7Bfg9QSL_1nfOLEYhsYxvGBRK2-ovA&amp;e=\">@GeovannyVicentR.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">****<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally published by NYU The\u00a0John Brademas Center\u00a0and\u00a0NYU Washington, DC\u00a0hosted this DC Dialogues,\u00a0\u201cUshering in a New Era of Change and Transparency: A Conversation with His Excellency Dominican President Luis Rodolfo\u00a0Abinader Corona\u201d\u00a0on November 30, 2020 at 11 am ET. 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