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SUBJECT: DR First Lady Cedeno's Invitation to Michelle Obama for 
Haiti Coalition 
 
¶1.  (U)  Post has received a Diplomatic Note from the Dominican 
Foreign Ministry enclosing an invitation to First Lady Michelle 
Obama from Dominican First Lady Margarita Cedeno, soliciting Mrs. 
Obama's participation in a "Coalition to Aid Haiti".   Post has 
scanned and e-mailed the original Spanish-language invitation to 
WHA/CAR at the State Department.  Embassy's informal translations 
of the Diplomatic Note and invitation follow. 
 
 
 
¶2. (U)   Begin text of Diplomatic Note: 
 
 
 
Dominican Republic 
 
Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations 
 
 
 
DC. 3336 
 
 
 
The Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations presents its 
compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America, and 
takes advantage of this occasion to send the proposal of the 
Honorable Dr. Margarita Cede????o de Fern????ndez, First Lady of the 
Dominican Republic, to the Honorable Michelle Obama, First Lady of 
the United States of America, to join in a "Coalition to Aid Haiti" 
through which they can promote novel events to raise funds for the 
reconstruction of the areas that, with the consensus of all, they 
decide to support. 
 
 
 
The Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations will very much 
appreciate the work of the Honorable Embassy in sending the present 
proposal to the First Lady of your country. 
 
 
 
The Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs avails itself of this 
opportunity to reiterate to the Honorable Embassy of the United 
States of America, the assurances of its highest consideration. 
 
 
 
Santo Domingo, N.D. 
 
 
 
¶3. (U) Begin text of Letter of Invitation: 
 
PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC 
 
Office of the First Lady 
 
"Year of the National Economic Reactivation" 
 
 
 
14682 
 
 
 
January 26, 2010 
 
 
 
Honorable 
 
Michelle Obama 
 
First Lady 
 
United States of America 
 
 
 
Dear Madam: 
 
 
 
Upon presenting my greetings to you and due to the catastrophe 
which the Republic of Haiti is going through, we resort to the 
 
 
feeling of fraternity that brings the American peoples together and 
to your human sensibility, so that within our role as First Ladies 
and as the supportive and human arms that we are to our husbands, 
we remain united to prompt actions that allow us to join the 
commitment of helping our brother nation of Haiti. 
 
 
 
We are called to be strong and sensible in difficult moments, to 
extend the hand that sustains the weakest and to help them rise 
again to give them back the hope and dignity to which every human 
being has the right. 
 
 
 
In this sense, I am proposing to you the creation of a coalition to 
help Haiti, through which we may promote novel events to raise 
funds for the reconstruction of the areas that with consensus we 
decide to support. 
 
 
 
I am sure that artists, painters, sculptors, architects, and 
designers from each of our countries would be willing to leave 
their legacy of generosity to the Haitian nation, through the 
beauty that art originates, this time in an unprecedented event 
that would elevate the values of solidarity and generosity that 
have characterized the peoples of America. 
 
 
 
Looking forward to your proposals, and motivated by the spirit of 
humanity and affection that has always united us, I reiterate my 
feelings of the highest consideration and personal esteem. 
 
 
 
Dr. Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez 
 
First Lady of the Dominican Republic 
 
 
 
¶4. (U) Minimize considered. 
Lambert