The new President of the Trade and Development Board, elected by acclamation, is Luis Manuel A. Piantini Munnigh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the World Trade Organization and Economic Organizations in Geneva. Ambassador Piantini, who assumed the Presidency of the TDB at the opening of its 57th session, replaces [...]

Upcoming Elections Presidential May 2012 Legislative May 2016 Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna Head of Government: President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna Assembly: Dominican Republic has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 32 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados) with 178 seats.