New Ambassador of the Dominican Republic presents the copy of his Letter of Credence

NEW DELHI - On February 23rd 2021, Dominican Republic's Ambassador-Designate to India, H.E. David Puig, presented the unsealed copy of his Letter of Credence to the Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Mr. Nagesh Singh, in a meeting held at the premises of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. 

Appointed Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the Republic of India by the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, Ambassador Puig is returning to India where he served from 2006 to 2010 as Counsellor. In that capacity, he contributed to the establishment of the Dominican Embassy in New Delhi and worked on the development of the bilateral political, economical, cooperation and cultural agendas between the two countries.

David Puig joined the Dominican Foreign Service in 2004. Throughout his diplomatic career, he has worked in both bilateral and multilateral settings, and has represented the Dominican Republic in negotiations and international fora.

From 2011 to 2017 he served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Egypt. Between 2017 and 2020 he was charged with Political Affairs at the Dominican Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium and Mission to the European Union and formed part of the negotiating team for a post-Cotonou Agreement.

He holds two bachelor degrees in Political Sciences and International Relations from Sciences Po Paris and in Philosophy from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as a Master’s in Political Thought from Sciences Po Paris. To his command of English, Spanish and French he has added, through his time in India and the Middle East, conversational skills in Hindi and Egyptian Arabic.