Photograph of then World Dance Alliance President Grant Strate welcoming attendees to the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Adrienne Kaeppler providing the introduction to the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Alan Stark giving a talk entitled "Contemporary Traditions: A Personal View of Survival and Revival" at World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Kari Schroeder giving a talk entitled "Salsa Culture Redefined: A Sexual, Political and Cultural Exploration" at World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Keitha Manning giving a talk entitled "The Integrating of Dance Technology into Artistic Training and Creative Process" at World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Ruth K. Abrahams, then ex-president of the World Dance Alliance, providing a welcome to attendees at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of moderator George Dorris and panelists Madeleine Nichols, Mary Jane Warner and Marili Gallardo during "Investigation and Documentation: Contemporary Policies and Its Impact in Dance" panel at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of "Maintaining Dance in Education" panel at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Moderator Penelope Reed Doob, along with panelists Judith Marcuse, Kaitha Manning, Marinella Sallent, Jorge Riverón, Mary Jane Warner, and Alan Stark.

Photograph of "Maintaining Dance in Education" panel at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Moderator Penelope Reed Doob, along with panelists Judith Marcuse, Kaitha Manning, Marinella Sallent, Jorge Riverón, Mary Jane Warner, and Alan Stark.

Photograph of "Our Students' Voice" forum at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Panelists Alejandra De Los Santos, Nicole Marie Colón, and Gabriela Dorries are pictured along with moderator Ilona Copen.

Photograph of "Creating Dance in the 21st Century" panelists Jorge A. Mendoza, Peter Palacio, Nejla Yatkin, and Edmundo Poy seated behind a table at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of "Creating Dance in the 21st Century" panel at World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Moderator Vanesa Harwood is standing to the left and the panelists Jorge A. Mendoza, Peter Palacio, Nejla Yatkin, and Edmundo Poy are seated at a table behind her.

Photograph of the "Presentation Versus the Public's Expectations" panel at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Moderator Ruth K. Abrahams is pictured, along with panelists Jan Hanvik, Ilona Copen, and Monika Despradel.

Photograph of Board of Members Reunion at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Board of Members Reunion at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Interview with Valentin R. Ybarra regarding his experiences during World War II. He discusses his wartime experiences in Peleliu and Okinawa as well as occupation duty in Japan and China. He also had an assignment in Spain. He remembers the Cuban Missile Crisis, the revolt in the Dominican Republic, and his service in Vietnam.

On August 5, 2004, the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic signed the Dominican Republic- Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, or the DR-CAFTA. The DR-CAFTA was negotiated as a regional agreement in which all parties would be subject to the “the same set of obligations and commitments,” but with each country defining its own separate schedules for market access. It is a comprehensive and reciprocal trade agreement, which distinguishes it from the unilateral preferential trade arrangement between the United States and these countries as part of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), as amended. It liberalizes trade in goods, services, government procurement, intellectual property, investment, and addresses labor and environment issues.

This report addresses the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The CAFTA-DR is a regional agreement with all parties subject to “the same set of obligations and commitments,” but with each country defining its own market access schedule.

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This report discusses the political and economic conditions in Dominican Republic and its relations with United States.