The charge d’affaires of the United States embassy, Robert Thomas, said this friday feel sadness to resign from the position in the Dominican Republic next March, due to the fact that he will join the team of the secretary’s office Anthony Blinkenwhere he will be in charge of policy development for the Western Hemisphere.
“I am excited about this opportunity, but it saddens me that my time in the Dominican Republic is soon coming to an end,” the diplomat wrote in a message posted on the account of tweet from the American embassy.
Robert Thomás added that representing the US Government in Dominican territory, as well as partnering with so many people to strengthen ties between the two countries, “has been an incredible honor.”
“This country will always hold a special place in my heart and I look forward to visiting again soon!”said.
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It is remembered that thomas He said he did not have any information about a new representative. from the United States in the DR, so the vacancy is available so far.
robertthomas He has held the position of Chargé d’Affaires, ai of the Embassy of the States in Santo Domingo since January 20, 2021. He had previously served as the mission’s Minister Counselor since July 16, 2020, after serving three years as United States Consul General in Montreal, Canada.
A career Foreign Service officer, Thomas has also served abroad in Mexico, the Ivory Coast, Canada (twice), and Mauritania. His national service includes multiple assignments in the Bureau of Consular Affairs and the Executive Secretary of the Department of State. He was also deployed as part of the Department’s crisis response team in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.
He completed his BA in political science and comparative religious studies at Emory & Henry College, a small liberal arts college in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia. She speaks French and Spanish.
