{"id":3496,"date":"2009-11-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2009-11-13T02:24:53","modified_gmt":"2009-11-12T22:24:53","slug":"noti2114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti2114\/","title":{"rendered":"New Culture Commissioner Named in United States"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/TD>\n | <\/TD> \n | New Culture Commissioner Named in United States <\/STRONG> \n C<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>arlos Humberto S\u00e1nchez Morel was sworn in as the new Culture Commissioner in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture in New York <\/P> S\u00e1nchez, a well-known theater person and cultural activist, called on all artists and cultural groups to present proposals and creative ideas for projects to undertake.<\/P> Mr. S\u00e1nchez enumerated a list of activities he intends to carry out as the Culture Commissioner in the United States. He was sworn in by Alexander Santana Delgado, Administrative Deputy Minister of Culture. <\/P> S\u00e1nchez, a well-known theater person and cultural activist, called on all artists and cultural groups to present proposals and creative ideas for projects to undertake. He said he aspires to produce \u201can active integration within the Commission\u2019s programs from all sectors who partake in the cultural life of this city.\u201d <\/P> Those in attendance at the event which filled the Andr\u00e9s Francisco Requena hall of the Commission, included the Dominican Consul in New York, Rafael Evans who was at the table of honor; Professor Frank Cortorreal, president of the Dominican Liberation Party in New York; alternate Ambassador Isidro Mart\u00ednez; Francisco Fern\u00e1ndez, Secretary of State without Porfolio and Le\u00f3n F\u00e9lix Batista, Director of Editora Nacional. <\/P> Also present were poets Jorge Pi\u00f1a and Karina Rielke; F\u00e9lix Garc\u00eda, of Trazarte; Lucila Rutinel; writer Dinorah Coronado; Yolany Rodr\u00edguez of the Las Tablas Theater; Fernando Ocampo of the Association of Art Chroniclers as well as cultural delegations and various community and political organizations. <\/P> The Dominican Cultural Commission of the United States, based in New York, was created by Dominican President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez in 2004, with the goal of promoting cultural activity in big cities such as Boston, New Jersey, Miami, Chicago, Washington and others in the United States.<\/P> |