Dominican Flavor Takes Over More than 8,000 Visitors during Passport DC 2016

Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) partnered one more yesterday with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United States to present the very best of the Dominican Republic during the 2016 Around the World Embassy Tour, a signature annual event in Washington, DC part of the Passport DC initiative.

The Embassy of the Dominican Republic opened their doors Saturday May 7 from
10am to 4pm to more than 8,000 DC visitors and residents for this event. As in previous years, GFDD/Funglode showcased their many programs promoting sustainability and the environment, technology, education, cultural heritage, and internships and scholarships; including the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), InteRDom, the Global Dominican Academic Exchange, the Fellows Program, and the Collaboration with the UN.

GFDD reaches out to the Dominican
community and to all those interested in the Dominican culture as a part of its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of the Dominican culture, values and heritage, explains Natasha Despotovic, GFDD Executive Director. “Annual events such as the Passport D.C. aim to bring together members of the Dominican community that live in the U.S., particularly Washington, D.C. and New York”, continues Despotovic.

The Cultural Attaché, Gretchen Pockels-Saneaux, emphasized: “For the Embassy the synergy and bond
we share with GFDD is very important. It represents a great support that the foundation not only works with us to spread our culture but also to promote intellectual and educational opportunities, among many others. All those who are in touch with the embassy already know that GFDD and us are part of the same team, and that we work together to promote the best of our country. “

About Passport DC
Passport DC is a month-long journey
around the world highlighting DC’s thriving international diplomatic community and its lively and varied culture. Celebrated annually in May, which is International Cultural Awareness Month in Washington, Passport DC 2016 is 31 days of programming by 70 embassies and more than 40 of DC’s very best cultural institutions.

About Around the World Embassy Tour
Participants travel the world as they experience the food, art,
dance, fashion, music, innovations, and manufactured goods from different countries. More than 45 embassies opened their doors to visitors in 2015, allowing guests to pet alpacas, play with robots, learn indigenous dances, and more! Come see the world through the embassies of missions of our global neighbors. These embassies will host open houses on May 7, 2016: Afghanistan, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ghana,
Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Korea, Kosovo, Libya, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

More info:
https://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/signature-events
http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/passport-dc1
www.drembassy.org