Angelina Jolie meets up with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez

posted on: Feb 9 2010 9:9 by Royston. Viewed 433 times.


On Monday, President Leonel Fern�ndez received the famous American actress, Angelina Jolie. They talked for over forty minutes about the different ways to contribute to Haiti following the earthquake which hit the country last January 12.

After the meeting, Fernandez reported that they also discussed how the actress could help bring other celebrities into the efforts to help that devastated nation.

Dr. Fernandez congratulated Jolie for her work in developing humanitarian work in various parts of the world in her role as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Agency for Refugees (UNHCR).

Also present at the meeting were Alejandra Liriano, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Valerie Julliand, United Nations representative in the Dominican Republic, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, Mary Noel,  (UNHCR) based in Geneva.

Angelina Jolie was born in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 4 June 1975; She has appeared on film and television and has received multiple awards for her achievements, including an Oscar and three Golden Globes.

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