NEW YORK — Fresh off his appointment as Dominican Republic’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Víctor “Ito” Bisonó has kicked off critical coordination work for the country’s upcoming high-stakes participation in the 81st United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Week, convening a working gathering at the Dominican Permanent Mission to the UN’s New York headquarters Sunday.
Held ahead of the September 22 to 28 high-profile diplomatic event, the meeting gathered key senior diplomatic figures from the Caribbean nation, including Vice Ministers Vilma Arbaje de Contreras and Rubén Silié, Wellington Bencosme — the Dominican Republic’s Permanent Representative to the UN — full mission delegation members, and senior foreign policy advisors to the Dominican Foreign Ministry.
During the working session, Bisonó led a comprehensive walkthrough of the country’s official stances for the packed schedule of upcoming activities, which includes multilateral negotiation sessions, high-stakes bilateral diplomatic meetings, and a series of other top-tier international engagements. The core objective of this alignment check is to ensure every Dominican position at the assembly fully adheres to the overarching foreign policy framework laid out by Dominican President Luis Abinader.
Sunday’s gathering marked a significant milestone for the new foreign minister: it was his first official visit to the Dominican Republic’s UN diplomatic mission since he took office. Bisonó received a formal ceremonial welcome, complete with an official honor guard organized by Ambassador Bencosme. Following the opening reception, the foreign minister toured the mission’s facilities, and held a casual meeting with all local diplomatic and administrative staff to learn about their day-to-day work at the UN post.