Leah Campos, nominada para ser la Embajadora de los Estados Unidos en la República Dominicana

RCNoticias by Roberto Cavada

1/5/2025

Me siento profundamente honrado y conmovido por haber sido nominado por el presidente Trump para servir como Embajador de los Estados Unidos en la República Dominicana, y agradezco la confianza que el presidente Trump y el secretario Rubio han depositado en mí para liderar nuestra misión en Santo Domingo.

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00:00Que muchas gracias.

00:02Ms. Campos.

00:04Good morning.

00:06Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member,

00:08Distinguished Members of the Committee,

00:10and Staff, thank you for the opportunity

00:12to appear before you today.

00:14I am deeply honored and humbled

00:16to be nominated by President Trump

00:18to serve as United States Ambassador

00:20to the Dominican Republic,

00:22and am grateful for the trust President Trump

00:24and Secretary Rubio have placed in me

00:26to lead our mission in Santo Domingo.

00:28I would like to take a moment to express my deepest condolences to the people of the Dominican Republic

00:34who are still mourning the loss of loved ones following the tragic accident at a well-known nightclub in Santo Domingo last month.

00:42I would like to recognize my four beautiful children, Christian, Isabella, Maria Soledad and Xavier,

00:48who are here with me today, my parents Miguel and Pilar, who are watching from their home in Arizona,

00:54my siblings and all of my dear friends who have kept me in their prayers.

00:58I come before you today a product of the American dream.

01:03My father was born in Superior, Arizona, a copper mining town where he grew up in poverty,

01:08working odd jobs to help his parents make ends meet when he wasn't at school,

01:12where he stood out as a star Little League baseball player.

01:16At the age of 18, my father enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he served for nearly 30 years,

01:21rising to the rank of E9, the highest enlisted rank.

01:26His military service took him early in his career to Madrid, Spain, where he met my mother.

01:31My mother was born in post-Civil War Spain to a family that had been pursued relentlessly

01:35during the Spanish Civil War by the Communists,

01:37who targeted her parents for their devotion to their country and to their Catholic faith.

01:42Together, my parents are the most patriotic Americans I've ever known.

01:46They transcended poverty through hard work and faith in God,

01:50raising my siblings and me to never forget the blessing of having been born citizens of this great country,

01:55to serve our country, and to remain faithful to God.

01:59Thanks to my father's military service, I grew up living abroad,

02:03where I developed a deep understanding of the importance of our country's leadership around the world,

02:07with clear-eyed focus on the vital national interests of the United States.

02:12After completing my graduate studies, I joined the clandestine service of the CIA,

02:17hoping to continue my family's tradition of serving our country abroad

02:20in pursuit of peace, strength, and prosperity for the United States.

02:25After years of service at CIA, I came to Capitol Hill,

02:29where I served as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor on the Western Hemisphere

02:32to the then-Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

02:35After some time in the private sector, President Trump has given me

02:39the most incredible opportunity to once again serve my country.

02:43If confirmed, my primary focus as ambassador will be to advance President Trump

02:48and Secretary Rubio's foreign policy priorities of ensuring a safer, stronger,

02:54and more prosperous United States.

02:56As Secretary Rubio noted while visiting the Dominican Republic during his first official trip abroad,

03:02the United States and the Dominican Republic share a robust, dynamic relationship.

03:08More than 2 million Americans of Dominican heritage reside in the United States,

03:12and 5 million U.S. tourists visit the Dominican Republic every year.

03:17The United States enjoys a more than $5.5 billion trade surplus with the Dominican Republic,

03:23with more than $30 billion in annual trade between our countries.

03:27These connections provide a strong foundation for collaboration on key issues that impact both of our nations.

03:35Among my top priorities, if confirmed, will be to work closely with the Dominican government

03:39to enhance border security and curb illegal immigration to the United States,

03:43while stepping up the work we already do together to disrupt the operations of drug cartels

03:48and transnational criminal organizations.

03:50And importantly, I will work tirelessly to counter the Chinese Communist Party's influence

03:55in the Dominican Republic and throughout the hemisphere.

03:59In addition, if confirmed, I will make the morale and professional growth of all members of the U.S. mission

04:04to the Dominican Republic a key priority, especially among first and second tour officers.

04:10Serving one's country, being a good steward of taxpayer resources,

04:14representing the beauty and strength of our great country abroad is honorable,

04:19and I hope to help cultivate, value, and strengthen the dedicated cadre of the men and women of the foreign service.

04:26In closing, I am deeply honored by this nomination and am grateful to this committee for its consideration.

04:31If confirmed, I commit to working closely and respectfully with this committee,

04:36the administration, and my counterparts in the Dominican Republic

04:39to advance the President's foreign policy objectives.

04:42I look forward to any questions you might have of me.

04:45Thank you.

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