President Meets with Members of the Congressional Black Caucus

President Meets with Members of the Congressional Black Caucus
Santo Domingo, 30/9/2010

Dominican President Leonel Fernández met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus wherein they exchanged ideas and discussed cooperation between the Dominican Republic and organizations and institutions in Los Angeles.

The meeting, arranged by Congress woman and activist Diane Watson, touched on the possibility of incorporating agendas of the Dominican Republic and Los Angeles as well as developing commercial projects that will expand links between the DR and Los Angeles.

Other topics discussed included renewable energy, green technology, organic products placement, training and re-training of the labor force in order to increase opportunities to provide jobs to young Dominicans, according to a press release from the President’s Office of Information, Press and Publicity.

Along these lines, an agreement was reached for an interchange of young Dominicans and young adults from Los Angeles in order to “see both places while learning from experience and developing a multicultural message keeping in mind that these times demand that economies and societies be ever more globalized.”

They also discussed the possibility of promoting the rebuilding of Haiti through the African American community of Los Angeles and Washington.
Personal safety and security and the impact drug trafficking is having on the increasing levels of crime were among the other topics talked about at the meeting.
President Fernández took the opportunity at the meeting to invite a business delegation from Los Angeles to the Dominican Republic. The visit will be coordinated by the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Assembly member, Steven Bradford.

The Dominican leader met individual Caucus members and leaders of the black community of Los Angeles involved in commerce, politics, culture and social issues.

The Black Caucus is comprised of US Congress people who promote legislation that helps and assists the needs of the country’s black population, known as African-American for their African roots.

Those who took part in the meeting include Charisse Bremond-Weaver, president and executive  director of Brotherhood Crusade; Charmaine Jefferson, executive  director of the Afro-American Museum of California; James Chitty, executive director Altomec; Hesham Elswify, president of Omni Protective Services; Angela Gibson, president of the Afro-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles; Hakika Keith, executive  director of Sweet Strings; Gwen Moore, president and executive  director  GEM Communications, among others.