Revista Mexicana del Caribe ISSN: 1405-2962
[email protected] Universidad de Quintana Roo México Betances, Emelio The new Dominican Foreign Policy under the Administration of Leonel Fernández (1996- 2000) Revista Mexicana del Caribe, vol. VI, núm. 12, 2001 Universidad de Quintana Roo Chetumal, México Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=12801201 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative The New Dominican Foreign Policy UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF LEONEL FERNÁNDEZ (1996-2000) EMELIOBETANCES GettysburgCollege* Abstract ThestoryofLeonelFernandez,PresidentoftheDominicanRepublic (1996-2000),mayhelpusputincontextthenewdirectionofDominican foreignpolicyinthelatterhalfofthe1990s.Threebasicfactorscon- tributedtothechangesimplementedbyFernandez,forthenation’s foreignpolicy:1)theendoftheColdWar;2)thepromotionoffreeand fairelectoralcompetitions(promotedbytheU.S.);3)theemergence ofFernandezasaleadergenuinelyinterestedinforeignpolicy.This paperexaminesFernandez’smajoraccomplishmentsinforeignpolicy andproposesthathislackofsuccessinimprovinghiscountry’sbilateral relationswiththeUnitedStateswasbasicallyduetothedifferentpri- oritiesestablishedbybothgovernments. Keywords:LeonelFernández;DominicanRepublic;ForeignPolicy;SmallNation States;Bilateralrelationships;UnitedStatesofAmerica. Resumen LahistoriadeLeonelFernández,presidentedelaRepúblicaDominicana