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 For the December edition of the GFDD Global Roundtables, GFDD Executive Director Natasha Despotovic talked with Margaret Myers, Program Director of the China and Latin America at the Inter-American Dialogue, a reputed D.C.-based think tank. The session focused on the work of the organization analyzing the trade relations between China and the Latin American Caribbean (LAC) region, looking in particular at the impact of recent political and economic development within the two regions.
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Dominican Film Showcases in NY and D.C. Bring Laughs and Excitement
 The Dominican Film Showcases in Washington, D.C. and New York could not have had better turnouts. The film shown in New York was Código Paz by Pedro Urrutia, and included a special appearance by one of the actors in the film, Héctor Aníbal, for a Q & A session after the film. Código Paz and Pedro Urrita made an appearance at the Washington D.C. DFS as well, along with the films Los Paracaidistas, directed by Archie López, and Yo Soy la Salsa, directed by Manuel Villalona and produced by Andrés Van der Horst. Special guest Cheddy García, the award-winning actress, was present for the showing of Los Paracaidistas. Each film showing brought about lively questions and discussion. The showing of Yo Soy la Salsa was such a success, an additional screening was provided at the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington, D.C. in December.
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Business Students Connect over Dominican Culture at Babson College GDAE Program
 Babson College Dominican students hosted five college students from the Dominican Republic on their campus as part of the Global Dominican Academic Exchange program, from November 2-8, 2015. Activities for the week included campus tours of Babson College and Harvard University, along with tours of historic sites of downtown Boston, museum visits, and basketball games. During the day students had the opportunity to attend business classes with their hosts, selecting the courses based on their majors and personal interests.
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GFDD Fellow Gives Special Presentation in Santo Domingo
 GFDD Fellow Yuan Li gave a special presentation of her research findings at Funglode headquarters in Santo Domingo on December 11th. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion with the Fellow and international policy experts, Franklin Lithgow, Foreign Direct Investment and Business Development Consultant; Rosa Ng, Representative of the Commercial Development Office of the Dominican Republic in Beijing; and Miguel Sang Ben, Economist and Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santo Domingo.
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