Aníbal de Jesús de Castro Rodríguez (born 1949) is a Dominican diplomat and journalist, who is currently the
Dominican Republic
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Ambassador to
Belgium
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and to the
European Union
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.
He was educated at the
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
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and the
University of East Anglia
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(Development Studies, 1979). In 2004 he was appointed Ambassador to the
United Kingdom
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, representing the Dominican Republic as nonresident Ambassador to
Australia
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(2007–11) and the
Republic of Ireland
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Diario Libre
''Diario Libre'' is one of the leading newspapers in the Dominican Republic.
Overview
''Diario Libre'' is a free daily Spanish-language Dominican newspaper, founded on May 10, 2001. It is owned by the Dominican business Grupo Diario Libre, and it ...