Title:Hoya lawyers serving the Dominican Republic

Out of 24 cabinet members serving Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic, three of them are alumni of the Georgetown University Law Center. Roberto Alverez (L’76) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs; José Ignacio Paliza (L’06) is the Administrative Minister of the Presidency; and Luis Miguel De Camps García (L’02) is the Minister of Labor.

In 2021, Alvarez gave a presentation at Georgetown entitled “The Dominican Republic: A Shining Star in a Troubled Region.” He explained that the Dominican Republic is a case of democratic success in a region plagued by problematic regimes. It retains high economic growth and has embarked on a series of reforms to strengthen democratic institutions.

Earlier this year, Law Center Dean William Treanor visited the Dominican Republic to meet with the alumni, sharing with them the work of Georgetown’s Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas (CAROLA).

Alvaro Santos, the law professor and faculty director who accompanied Treanor, told the group that CAROLA is focused on the study of Latin American law and policy. CAROLA provides a platform for critical, independent analysis of existing institutions, generates informed policy proposals about both substantive law and legal systems, and recommends practical reforms that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals, particularly those traditionally marginalized.