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D<\/SPAN>ominican President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez conferred upon Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds Machinea the Order of Duarte, S\u00e1nchez and Mella Award during a solemn ceremony in the National Palace. <\/P> At the same time, he confirmed his commitment to continue working for the same principles and values which have guided his life\u2019s work for development in Latin America and, especially, the Dominican Republic…<\/P> Dr. Machinea, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), thanked the Dominican government for the honor bestowed upon him in accordance with Decree number 234-08. At the same time, he confirmed his commitment to continue working for the same principles and values which have guided his life\u2019s work for development in Latin America and, especially, the Dominican Republic, according to a press release from the President\u2019s Office of Information, Press and Publicity. \u201cFor more justice and solidarity in the region and for a real consolidation of democracy,\u201d said Machinea about his work. He added that he is convinced the Dominican Republic will confront and overcome its difficulties as it has in the past, such as the economic crisis President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s administration faced at the beginning of August 2004. The ECLAC representative said the DR\u2019s recovery has been extraordinary thanks to President Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s leadership. He added that growth in the Dominican Republic has been very strong, if not the strongest, in the entire region. Dr. Machinea said it is essential not to overlook the long term challenges when dealing with short term problems, especially taking into account the global situation in which the world finds itself today. He said he is convinced that the countries capable of taking the long view into the future are the ones that will succeed in the future. Throughout the ceremony, President Fern\u00e1ndez was accompanied by Juan Tem\u00edstocles Mont\u00e1s, Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, who emphasized the personal and professional achievements of the ECLAC Executive Secretary. <\/P> On October 30, 2003 Machinea was appointed by Koffi Annan, then Secretary General of the United Nations (UN).<\/P> Mont\u00e1s said he was very satisfied that the Dominican government has awarded Dr. Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds Machinea one of the country\u2019s great distinctions; he noted it reflects the high level of respect shared by the authorities for Dr. Machinea\u2019s professional achievements and brilliant work as Executive Secretary of ECLAC. He pointed to Machinea\u2019s demonstration of unequivocal support and appreciation of the Dominican people throughout his years with ECLAC. On October 30, 2003 Machinea was appointed by Koffi Annan, then Secretary General of the United Nations (UN). Later his appointment was reconfirmed by current UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on February 9, 2007. <\/P><\/TD><\/TR> ECLAC Executive Secretary Receives Order of Duarte Merit Award Dominican President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez conferred upon Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds Machinea the Order of Duarte, S\u00e1nchez and Mella Award during a solemn ceremony in the National Palace. At the same time, he confirmed his commitment to continue working for the same principles and values which have guided his … Continue reading “ECLAC Executive Secretary Receives Order of Duarte Merit Award”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nDate of Publication: June 12, 2008 <\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"